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Artwork For Lynn Miles album "Tumbleweedy World"

Lynn Miles “Tumbleweedy World”

April 13, 2023 David Jarman 0

Finely crafted songs with classic acoustic stylings find Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Miles and her band on top form Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Miles carries a formidable reputation before her–with 15 albums and some 900 songs under her […]

Ruston Kelly “The Weakness”

April 12, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

Thank God for human frailty. Ruston Kelly puts it to music. Ruston Kelly’s third studio album is a product from a move out of Nashville. A withdrawal to reflect on some negative life-altering changes over the […]

artwork for Rodeo FM album 'Right Wing Planet'

Rodeo FM “Right Wing Planet”

April 12, 2023 Viv Fish 0

A hard-hitting take on the current state of the world. Rodeo FM’s fourth studio album pulls no punches, covering all that is wrong with the world, from climate change to class war and much in between. […]

Carter Sampson “Gold”

April 12, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Gold americana from the Queen of Oklahoma. The self-styled Queen of Oklahoma Carter Sampson planned to have a month or so off at the end of 2019 which became three years thanks to the pandemic. In […]

The Curse Of K K Hammond “Death Roll Blues”

April 11, 2023 Alan Fitter 1

A dark and dirty debut album of delta blues and off-beat gothic lyrics from The Curse Of K K Hammond. What do you get when you mix delta blues with gothic horror and drop it deep […]

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0

Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 0

Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1

Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]