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Richard Townend and The Mighty Bosscats “Ticket to Memphis” (Independent, 2020)

June 24, 2020 Jim Finnie 0
It’s not often that a review of an Americana album features a lead artist whose previous musical life saw him play and tour with a diverse range of stars such as The Platters, Tony Christie, Dana […]
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Bob Dylan “Rough and Rowdy Ways” (Columbia, 2020)

June 24, 2020 Paul Villers 0
“Well you took your own sweet time with this” we can hear our regular readers shout given that this record has been released for a good week or so now and the world and her husband […]
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Kai Clark “Silver Raven” (CD Baby, 2020)

June 23, 2020 Ljubinko Zivkovic 1
There is no middle ground with tribute albums. They turn out either as a haphazard collection of fan musings with a lot of hits and even more misses, or as well-thought-out collected reflections on important genres. […]
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Lauren Calve “Wildfire” (Independent, 2020)

June 23, 2020 Paul Campbell 0
Lauren Calve’s music is at the bluesy, rockier end of the Americana spectrum. Here you will find riffing electric guitars, on-the-beat drumming, pulsing basslines and most notably Calve’s powerful singing. Her voice combines projection and emotion […]
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Tomo “Wayward Son” (Independent, 2020)

June 22, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0
‘Wayward Son’ is the first independent release EP from Tomo, a Bristol-based indie-folk songwriter. It was all recorded and produced by Tomo at his parents’ house in Somerset. There are no trivial topics explored in this […]

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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

Interviews
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Gre3tchen Peters at Cambridge Folk Festival 2010

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 8th Gretchen Peters “The Matador” (2012)

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Woody Guthrie photo March 1943

Lost Guthrie/Dylan duet tape found and restored by Tweedy

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Eilen Jewell “Deportee” – a timely cover

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Video Premiere: Mike & Amy Aiken “Me and You”

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Interviews

Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
Gre3tchen Peters at Cambridge Folk Festival 2010
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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 8th Gretchen Peters “The Matador” (2012)

April 1, 2026 0
Four songs received exactly the same score (so effectively 5th=) but we have separated them based on the number of votes they received from our writers. This is the first of today’s entries. This is the […]
Woody Guthrie photo March 1943
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Lost Guthrie/Dylan duet tape found and restored by Tweedy

April 1, 2026 1
Extraordinary news today that a lost Woady Guthrie and Rab Dylan duet has been discovered lurking in the archives of the Jonesonian Institute and has been given to renowned musician and producer Seth Tweedy to bring […]

  • Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”
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  • Video Premiere: Mike & Amy Aiken “Me and You”
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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 […]

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Téada “Ar Mhuin na Muice / Cairo Barry / Garranmore / Hunter Billy’s (Reels)”

May 11, 2022 0
Well, no-one is going to get lulled to sleep by this week’s midweek instrumental feature – this splendidly joyous sound from Téada features two reels (‘Ar Mhuin na Muice‘ and ‘Garranmore‘) composed by Nenagh-born fiddler Seán […]
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10 more americana duets

August 4, 2020 0
Back in April my friend and fellow writer Paul Villers compiled a selection of 10 americana duets. However, like many brilliant compilations, the source material is so extensive it just cried out for a follow-up. So, […]
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Something for the weekend: Los Lobos cover Jackson Browne – Listen

July 9, 2021 0
Our own resident Rapunzel is pulling up her hair at Americana UK Towers for another week and we leave you dear reader with a track from East LA’s Los Lobos who return with their new album […]

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