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Richard Thompson announces UK autumn dates

May 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Richard Thompson has announced an extensive UK tour for October and November 2018 in advance of a new studio album which will be released later this year on Proper Records, kicking off in lovely Liverpool’s Philharmonic on 11th […]
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2018 Americana Music Association Awards nominees revealed

May 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
News in from the AMA overnight (the US version) of their list of nominees for their honours and awards for 2018, and there’s good news for Mr Isbell, Margo Price and Brandi Carlile among others – […]
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Arisaig Americana Music festival announces line-up

May 15, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0
A new festival hits the decks this June in, and we know this won’t surprise you, Arisaig.  It’ll run over a weekend – 23rd-24th June to be precise – and offers an afternoon of free music […]
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Neil Young bids Facebook farewell (for now)

May 14, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Spin are reporting today that Neil Young has announced a personal exodus so he can spend more time with his online archive which he’s been busy updating over the last six months at NeilYoungArchives.com. They report: “In a […]
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Black Deer announce final line-up for next month – looks awesome

May 11, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Black Deer is like that kid showing off at school who always has the best stuff and today they’ve got one more (well a few more) thing(s) to brag about since they’ve announced the final names […]

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Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

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Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]
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Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]
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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

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Echoey twang, mournful lovelorn lyrics, piano by Justin Vernon?  Yup – we’re all set to start as we mean to carry on  in 2020.  Swamp Dogg  is the handle of 77 year old Jerry Williams, who […]

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