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Taylor Rae “The Void”

April 30, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Solid second from Austin-based Californian singer-songwriter. It’s been four years since Taylor Rae put out her debut album “Mad Twenties” which got her a lot of attention and some commercial success. Since then, she has been […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Taff Rapids, The Seldom Scene, Merle Travis, The SteelDrivers, Chicken Wire Empire, EZRA

April 30, 2025 Tim Martin 0

Bluegrass is a truly multinational genre these days, as Taff Rapids demonstrate. Bands like The Seldom Scene and Chicken Wire Empire are pushing the boundaries while still respecting the traditions of Bluegrass past. That past is […]

Album cover art for Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, Long After The Fire

Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill “Long After The Fire”

April 30, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

Even “Long After The Fire”, Peterson and Cowsill are finding sparks in the Americana embers. Husband and wife duo Vicki Peterson, of The Bangles fame, and John Cowsill, drummer for The Beach Boys and member of […]

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Hannah Rose Platt “Fragile Creatures”

April 29, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0

Stirring, intrepid journey into the medicine, myth and mystery of women’s history. Having released two solid (if traditional-sounding) singer-songwriter albums, Hannah Rose Platt swerved away from anything remotely conventional with 2023’s album ‘Deathbed Confessions’. Our review […]

Track Dogs “Tracks Laid, Tracks Covered”

April 29, 2025 Fiona Golden 0

An anthology of almost 20 years of Americana rock. For someone like this writer with very little in the way of an attention span, a 31-count tracklist on a single album is nothing short of daunting. […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Bonnie Raitt “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

August 3, 2026 1

During the almost 55 years since the release of her eponymous debut album, Bonnie Raitt has established herself as a top quality singer and slide guitar player; she has won many awards over her career, including […]

artwork for Mason Jennings album "Dark Wings"

Mason Jennings “Dark Wings”

August 3, 2026 0

Minneapolis-based troubadour draws upon the Creative Spirit in turbulent times. Dark Wings is the eighteenth studio album from the prolific Mason Jennings. With a significant following in the USA and worldwide, new releases from the Minneapolis-based […]

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