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[ September 24, 2026 ] The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks Features
[ September 24, 2026 ] Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool” Album Reviews
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Folk heroes Alvin and Gilmore unite for new album – June

March 1, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Friends for over three decades, it took Dave Alvin, the founder of seminal punk roots band Alvin and the Chipmunks The Blasters, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, of the pioneering country-folk trio The Flatlanders, until last year to collaborate […]

Steven Adams returns with new band The French Drops – Listen

February 28, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Ex Broken Family Band-er Steven Adams is back with his new band The French Drops – featuring members of The Drink – and a new album ‘Virtue Signals’ which is due out via Hudson Records on 4th May. They’ll be heading […]

Neil Young: “Google rip off the artist community”

February 27, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

An interesting story which went up on Stereogum last week although is the Pope a Catholic, etc. They report:”Neil Young is no fan of multinational corporations. And in a lengthy new post on his Neil Young Archives site entitled Google […]

Bronwynne Brent kicks off UK tour on Friday

February 26, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Following her successful return to our fair shores in 2017, Mississippi Delta songbird Bronwynne Brent is returning to the UK this week to showcase new material from her brand new forthcoming album. Brent ended 2016 on […]

Tom Paxton: “What if, no matter how angry he was, he couldn’t lay hands on a gun?”

February 26, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Lovely to see Tom Paxton still having such an impact at 80 years of age (and to see the US music press get involved in an important discussion). Tom, you should come and fill a vacancy […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]