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Sons of Town Hall “Of Ghosts and Gods”

April 15, 2026 Andy Short 0
A magnificent, imaginative journey impeccably blending folk and americana along the way. Singer-songwriters Ben Parker and David Berkley are Sons of Town Hall. A project born over a decade ago in a London pub. For this […]
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Spencer Cullum “Coin Collection 3”

April 15, 2026 Graeme Tait 0
Cullum concludes his triumvirate of distinctly British folk-fused psychedelic albums by utilising occult-tinged horror tales to make sense of current affairs. Back in 2021, pedal steel maestro and bandleader Spencer Cullum released his first Coin Collection […]
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Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

April 14, 2026 Peter Churchill 0
Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]
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Tenderness “True”

April 14, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0
Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]
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Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

April 14, 2026 Tim Martin 0
It’s been a while since we had a set of Bluegrass albums to review, which is a shame, as it’s a genre with a lot to offer. There are the traditionalists who keep very much to […]

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Buffalo Traffic Jam “Pictures of You”

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The indefatigable Richard Thompson introduces his Hippies, Thugs and Heroes in October

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Kate Prascher “Thousand A Million” – a lot, anyway

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Artwork for Buffalo Traffic Jam album “Pictures of You”
Album Reviews

Buffalo Traffic Jam “Pictures of You”

July 30, 2026 0
If Kings of Leon did americana. Buffalo Traffic Jam is an act that is generating an awful lot of noise at the moment, as well as being one of the hottest concert tickets in town, based […]
News

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass unveils initial line up plus associated shows

July 30, 2026 0
Live stream available if you can’t make it! Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has shared the initial lineup for its 2026 edition in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from Friday 2nd October to Sunday 4th October 2026. […]
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The indefatigable Richard Thompson introduces his Hippies, Thugs and Heroes in October

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Richard Thompson will release his 20th studio album, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, on October 16th via New West Records. The 12-track set was produced by Thompson and James Frazee and recorded in Weehawken, New Jersey. It […]

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  • Hardly Strictly Bluegrass unveils initial line up plus associated shows
  • The indefatigable Richard Thompson introduces his Hippies, Thugs and Heroes in October
  • Kate Prascher “Thousand A Million” – a lot, anyway
  • Video: Elanor Moss “The Way That It Feels” – A song about not turning away, but turning towards
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
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Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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A bit of a treasure trove from Neal Casal’s formative years. In the wake of Neal Casal’s untimely and tragic death, the Neal Casal Music Foundation, a non-profit organisation which provides musical instruments and lessons to […]
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W.C. Beck’s new album is ‘First Flight‘, and it really isn’t as it’s his ninth album.  That’s a little confusing, but there’s no confusion in his music, as represented by the first single ‘The Long Way […]
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The Mountain Goats “In League With Dragons” (Merge Records, 2019)

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Do folk still make rock operas in the 21st century? Seems like it as The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle says that ‘In League With Dragons’ was originally supposed to be a series of songs about a […]

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