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RS posts new Neal Casal interview

August 29, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
RS Country have posted a previously unpublished interview with Neal Casal who died earlier this week, which he gave in April and in which he talked at length about the unexpected advent of the band Circles […]
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Van Morrison announces London Palladium shows for 2020

August 29, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Exhibit one: Saxophones in pop are crimes against music: discuss. News today that Van Morrison has announced five London shows next year – at the London Palladium on March 20,21,22,24 & 25th. Tickets go on sale […]
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Sarah McQuaid announces extensive November UK tour

August 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Spain-born, US-raised and UK-based singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is heading out on the road again for 12 solid weeks of touring, with 35 shows in the USA and 22 in the UK, starting on September 6th and […]
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The Lumineers’ next album will also be a film – Watch the trailer

August 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
The Lumineers will release their third album creatively titled ‘III’ (a la the band Chicago) on September 13th via Decca Records in the UK, and the Toronto International Film Festival have announced they’ll be premiering “a […]
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British Country Music Festival announces all female headliners

August 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
The British Country Music Festival is perhaps a little whatever the opposite of leftfield is for AUK’s audience, but we think it’s worth a shout out as all three of their headliners are women along with […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

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Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

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The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

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Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

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Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019
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For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0
There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]
Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"
Album Reviews

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0
Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]
The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026
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Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

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About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

  • For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”
  • Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”
  • Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026
  • Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou
  • Jack Browning “Painted Skies”
  • Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October
  • Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic
  • Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness
  • Something for the weekend: Listen to the unreleased Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track from 1978 “Parade Of Loons”
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Sara Rachele should have been in London, recording her latest musical project – but, hey, we know how that story went in this year.  So Sara Rachele found herself at home instead.  At home and musing […]

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