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Something for the weekend: Frank Turner talks about why he’s singing songs for his transgender dad

March 11, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1

We thought dear reader we’d leave you with something a little different this week. Singer-songwriter Frank Turner never got on with his distant and disapproving father. Things got even worse between them when Frank discovered the […]

Things I Love That Aren’t Americana – Running

March 8, 2022 Mark Nenadic 0

A ‘How Not To’ Guide. Confession time. I am a MAMIL (a middle-aged man in Lycra). And I’m not sorry about it. Not one little bit. Two years ago I hit my half-century. I know a […]

Peter Bogdanovich’s “Very Last Picture Show” revisited

January 19, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 2

A classic film of the 1970s’ – with its lonesome cheating heart in Texas. Film director Peter Bogdanovich died on the 6th of January this year – the news of which brought to mind what I would […]

Thanks Santa

January 5, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

The joy of giving. I bet most of us had been hoping to get something musical from Santa this Christmas. I did and he was kind to me – he certainly must have read my letter. […]

Want to join our team to help us with our videos section?

January 4, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

So it’s 2022 and what better way to start it than becoming an americana “influencer” of all things videos? We’re seeking a writer who can help with the wealth of video content we get sent on […]

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

August 6, 2026 0

A respectful and traditional tribute to Phil Ochs. Volume 1 of this collaborative tribute by Phil Odgers of The Men They Couldn’t Hang and John Kettle of Merry Hell was birthed in the dark days of […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]