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Rick Maddocks “Blue Horse Opera”

January 22, 2026 Andy Davidson 2
Country & Western collisions. “Anyone can come up with a story… you just need a few lies and a few loose wires upstairs and enough time alone to tie them all together”. So says Gene, a […]
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Van Morrison “Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge”

January 21, 2026 FredArnold 5
Popular music icon explores the blues in depth and sounds just fine. And your humble writer gets to review yet another musical icon, in the form of Sir Van Morrison, as he releases the 51st  (give […]
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Tony Poole “Faith In Us”

January 21, 2026 Rick Thorn 3
An album that harks backwards but yet is very much of today. “Faith In Us” is Tony Poole’s first solo album in over fifty years as a musician, and it’s an absolute cracker. If ‘Tardis Rock’ […]
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Henry Grace “Things Are Moving All Around Me”

January 20, 2026 Pete Hill 0
Back home and looking forward to a bright future. A move to LA in 2021 inspired Henry Grace’s debut album “Alive in America”, which brought the London-born singer-songwriter plenty of admirers. He returned home after studying […]
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The Paper Kites “If You Go There, I Hope You Find It”

January 19, 2026 Peter Churchill 3
Early album of the year contender from a long-established Aussie five-piece. A bold statement for a new year. The seventh studio album by Australian band The Paper Kites, ‘If You Go There, I Hope You Find […]

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John Prine August 2016
Features

The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

April 9, 2026 0
Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
Album cover artwork for Cut Worms "Transmitter"
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Cut Worms “Transmitter”

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This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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