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Ryan Adams releases new single “F*ck the Rain” – Listen

January 24, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
We have no problem with the word “F*ck” – we’ll say it lower down this article – but realise our Mailmunch daily update might plonk a NSFW email in lots of people’s inboxes, hence the temporary […]
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Gillian Welch talks about Buster Scruggs Oscar nomination

January 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
RS Country have run a nice interview today with Gillian Welch who had a brief encounter with the world of the Academy Awards in 2000, when the Coen Brothers’ “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” was nominated for Best Adapted […]
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Ryan Adams announces UK tour dates

January 22, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Well this is good news – inspired obviously by our story we posted last week reminding Ryan Adams of the time he fell off the stage and broke his arm during a gig, he has announced […]
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New Caroline Spence album due in May, in the UK this week

January 21, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
It’s been two years now since from the release of Caroline Spence’s well received last album ‘Spades & Roses’, and she is now prepping the release of her third album ‘Mint Condition’, which will feature guest […]
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John Paul White new album soon and UK tour sooner

January 21, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
John Paul White quite rapidly became someone who needs no introduction – Grammy awards with The Civil War and an impressive first release post that band in the shape of 2016’s quite stunning ‘Beulah‘. And he’s back […]

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Something for the long weekend: Steve Earle “City of Immigrants”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year anniversary event featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and you know, others of our ilk, you can head […]
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Americana Stories – Coming soon, but there’s still time to submit your story

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We will be starting to publish our Americana Stories in June, but the submission deadline is not until the end of August. We have some great work to share with you through the summer, so if […]
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Mia Kelly “Big Time Rollercoaster Feeling”

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In “Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling” Mia Kelly leaps from her roots in folk and blues to a foray into pop territory. At only 23 years of age, Québec-based singer-songwriter Mia Kelly has released her third […]

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Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0
There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]
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Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

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Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]
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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

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At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]

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Jack Cade “Bear Bones” (Collision, 2019)

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Jack Cade will never be accused of having a golden throat. Imagine Kris Kristofferson in a heated argument with Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, and Johnny Cash. If it helps, or just for fun, picture the gigantic […]
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Video: Kevin Montgomery “Tennessee Girl”

July 19, 2019 0
We’re heading back to 2003 for this week’s retro slot and a track from the great album ‘2.30am‘ by Kevin Montgomery.  It’s high time he came back for a UK tour but in the meantime this […]
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Track Premiere: Breandán Fitzpatrick “Sweet Return”

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Breandán Fitzpatrick is, on ‘Sweet Return’, showing another musical face from his main activities – the Irish musician is one half of the band Omonoko who are mostly known for electronic dance music.  However, over a […]

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