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Charlotte Le Lievre “Songs From the Barrier Line”

April 24, 2023 David Jarman 0

Australian outback-inspired songs with traditional country and Americana stylings on debut album. Americana with Australian roots is an uncommon feature in American UK reviews, but ‘Songs From the Barrier Line’, the debut release from Charlotte Le […]

Dan Montgomery “Cast Iron Songs and Torch Ballads”

April 24, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Troubadour cranks up the volume for raucous 7th. ‘Cast Iron Songs and Torch Ballads‘ is Memphis native Dan Montgomery’s 7th album in a music-making career of 20-plus years. It’s a pretty straight-ahead blue-collar roots rockin’ record, […]

Dan Whitaker “I Won’t Play By Your Rules”

April 24, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0

Vintage Americana sounds by seasoned songwriter. With 13 albums already under his belt, the arrival of Dan Whitaker’s 14th also marks the transition from his long-time home of Chicago to Austin, Texas, a place he describes […]

Lynn Hazelton “Chasing Dragonflies”

April 21, 2023 Jim Finnie 0

High quality, country tinged, Australian Americana. There is a lot of great Americana emanating from Australia and sadly much of it flies under the radar internationally. Take Lynn Hazelton for example, ‘Chasing Dragonflies’ is her 4th […]

William Prince “Stand in the Joy”

April 21, 2023 Helen Jones 0

An exceptionally well crafted outing from William Prince, the masterful production being the cherry on top of an already delicious cake. If there is one producer’s name that’s sure to quicken the heart of any Americana […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 1

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline