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The Vagaband “Beautiful World”

March 1, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
Recalling songs of yesterday and a long time in the making. Do you remember The Vagaband covered The Zombies’ ‘This Will Be Our Year’ to accompany the English national census campaign in 2021? It was included […]
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Dari Bay “Longest Day of the Year”

March 1, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0
Instantly memorable pop grunge Americana mix. Dari Bay is a project built by Vermont resident Zachary James. He cites broad influences ranging from Neil Young to Scottish Indie band The Pastels, Pavement to Wilco. “Longest Day […]
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Time Sawyer “Dig a Little Deeper”

February 28, 2023 FredArnold 0
Another fine set which continues to suggest that Time Sawyer should be better known. Hailing from that hunting ground of musical excellence, North Carolina, Time Sawyer are an indie folk/Americana band releasing their 7th album, albeit that […]
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Benjamin Dakota Rogers “Paint Horse”

February 28, 2023 Andy Davidson 0
Joyously along and across the grain. Benjamin Dakota Rogers’ family live on a farm in Scotland. Not here. A place in Ontario, Canada. Around 170,000 Scots, mostly farmers, crossed the Atlantic to Canada between 1815 and […]
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Emmett Finley “Emmett Finley”

February 27, 2023 Alan Fitter 0
Finally, Emmett Finley’s one and only album gets a worldwide release over fifty years since it was recorded. In 1971 Emmett Finley recorded his only album before disappearing from the music scene. Now over fifty years […]

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Here we are in March, and spring has well and truly sprung in this part of the northern hemisphere, after what had felt like endless weeks of grey days and continuous precipitation. So, what better way […]
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Vaiano’s Paisanos “Abrew’s Portuguese Jazz” – it’s not jazz…

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Well, here we are, on the inelegantly and easily misconstrued hump day afternoon, wondering once more when, oh when, oh when will Americana UK bring us a new instrumental track to ease our cares and slide […]
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Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines”

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Sophisticated Folk, intellectual pop, from Katherine Priddy. Katherine Priddy’s new album, her third, is a collection of strong songs that each, in their own ways, examine what it means to be a human – not just […]

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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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: Billy Prine on a life with brother John, recording and podcasting

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A  few days after what would have been John Prine’s 74th birthday Americana UK’s Lyndon Bolton spent a fascinating hour chatting over Zoom with his younger brother Billy in Nashville. With him was Billy’s good friend […]
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The Georgia Thunderbolts “Can I Get A Witness?” – Hammer of the Gods

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The Georgia Thunderbolts, as you’ve probably already part surmised, hail out of Rome, Georgia at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.  And the music they make is classic Southern Rock – emphasizing heavy riffage and gut-wrenching […]
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Interview with Alan Tyler

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  It’s no exaggeration to say that Alan Tyler has probably done more than just about anyone in the UK to keep the torch of americana music burning since the early ’90s. Alan and Steve Pulford […]

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