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Eli “Paperboy” Reed “Down Every Road”

May 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
Interesting R’n’B take on Haggard’s blue collar country classics. Eli “Paperboy” Reed first burst on to the scene in 2008 with his debut album, ‘Roll With You’. A high octane explosion of original R’n’B material with […]
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Sam Shackleton “Causeway Recordings”

May 13, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0
On ‘Causeway Recordings,’ Sam Shackleton is able to successfully combine two traditions and roll them into one. Americana music is built on so many musical traditions and it is not solely exclusive to the American continent. […]
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The Dead Tongues “Dust”

May 13, 2022 Peter Churchill 1
Highly accomplished album features song of the year contender. Ryan Gustafson had been making music for over a decade, touring as a guitarist with Hiss Golden Messenger and Phil Cook and fronting his own band The […]
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Icarus Phoenix “Sometimes our shadow can get in the way”

May 12, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
A beautiful, life affirming slice of melodious Americana-tinged indie pop. Be it Fountains of Wayne or They Might be Giants there is a strata of American music that flirts with the mainstream but is defiantly indie […]
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Various Artists “Life’s What You Make It”

May 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Hit and Miss affair on triple album of covers. Over the last couple of years we’ve seen a significant increase in the “covers album” and whilst there have been some outstanding examples, Emma Swift’s take on […]

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Roswell Road “Rebel Joy”

March 31, 2026 0
Introspective harmony-drenched folk americana with a message and a heart. Why are some harmonies so pleasing to the human ear? Actually, to the human brain. A physicist might answer that it is due to simple mathematical […]
Columns

Hell in a Handcart – what is it with right wing populism?

March 31, 2026 0
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”  – George Orwell Another in our occasional series investigating the key questions, conundrums and queries in a maddeningly complex world. This time – what […]
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Bill Ryder Jones announces shows with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic to celebrate 15 years of “If…”

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Bill Ryder-Jones has announced special London and Liverpool anniversary shows for November. It will be 15 years to the day, and four albums on since its release as Ryder-Jones rejoins with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, […]

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Behind the Songs

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 […]
Interviews

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

March 25, 2026 1
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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
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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Live Reviews

Live review: Spell Songs Ensemble, Cadogan Hall, London – 31st January 2022

February 8, 2022 0
Americana comes to Belgravia? Well, Cadogan Hall is situated plum by Sloane Square and is as plush a venue as you’d expect in this location. And for tonight’s audience the musical offering is every bit as […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Mary Gauthier “Rifles & Rosary Beads”

January 13, 2021 0
As this series would testify “classic” comes in many forms. Album or artist having been around for years would rank high on the list of qualifications. Mary Gauthier has certainly been around for a while with […]
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Book Review: Markus Jaeger “Popular is Not Enough: The Political Voice of Joan Baez”

February 9, 2021 0
Joan Baez and her impact on politics and human rights The full title of this book: “Popular is Not Enough: The Political Voice of Joan Baez. A Case Study In The Biographical Method” will give you […]

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