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Ryan Law and the Shelter “Ryan Law and the Shelter”

June 7, 2022 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Hard hitting, big hearted, dynamic Southern-esque rock of the kind that never dates. One thing that strikes you instantly about Ryan Law and the Shelter’s second, eponymous, album is that they certainly know how to write […]

The Slocan Ramblers “Up The Hill And Through The Fog”

June 6, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Classic bluegrass with modern twist see Toronto’s finest deliver best yet. These past few years have found bluegrass music in the rudest of health with a new generation of artists picking up the baton and running […]

Kurt Deemer “Reclaim The Night”

June 6, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On ‘Reclaim The Night,’ Deemer stamps a hefty dose of personality on his rocking Americana influences Kurt Deemer might turn out to be one of the unsung heroes of modern Americana. Throughout his recorded output, and […]

Kate rusby album art for 30: Happy Returns

Kate Rusby “30: Happy Returns”

June 6, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Thirty year celebration involving… everyone! This album has a rightly celebratory feel as Rusby, a key mover and shaker in progressing folk from the confines of the beard stroking isolationists that had bedevilled the form for […]

Drive-By Truckers “Welcome 2 Club XIII”

June 1, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

Revitalised after the enforced lockdown, Drive By Truckers roar back in fine form. After three albums which reflected on the angst ridden and perilous state of the USA and then an enforced hiatus due to the […]

Americana 25 Festival
Yeah. Great line up. Can’t wait.
By Graeme Tait , 36 minutes ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Tinariwen - Hoggar
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RE: What Are You Reading?
Just started It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways,...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Salt Collective - A Brief History of Blindness
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RIP Wes McGhee
Wes McGhee died on 30th January, 2026. He had been ill ...
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RE: Joe Ely Has Died
I was very sorry to hear this news when it was reported...
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RE: What Are You Reading?
Just finished reading Old No. 1 at 50: A History of Guy...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Nada Surf - Let Go
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Americana 25 Festival
This looks like it should be a good day out.../p>
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0

When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

artwork for Big Harp album "Runs to Blue"

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

March 30, 2026 0

Los Angeles-based Big Harp duo relaunch with plainspoken album after ten-year hiatus. Farmland and ranches make up close on 90% of Nebraska’s land area. Not the likeliest place to find a thriving indie music hub, perhaps; […]

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

March 30, 2026 0

If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

Ryan Law and the Shelter “Ryan Law and the Shelter”

The Slocan Ramblers “Up The Hill And Through The Fog”

Kurt Deemer “Reclaim The Night”

Kate Rusby “30: Happy Returns”

Drive-By Truckers “Welcome 2 Club XIII”

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June