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Philip Rambow “Canadiana” (Fretsore Records, 2020)

April 30, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

‘Canadiana’ is the follow up to 2015’s ‘Whatever Happened To Phil Rambow?’ and his Philip Rambow’s debut for Fretsore Records, the label behind releases by My Darling Clementine and Lily Garland. Rambow is originally from Montreal […]

James Hyland “Western” (Independent, 2020)

April 30, 2020 Emily Dongray 0

James Hyland is from Texas. Like many from Texas, he is not just from Texas; he IS Texas. Hyland started as a member of the South Austin Jug Band, a casual party bluegrass group with no […]

Ultan Conlon “There’s a Waltz” (DarkSideOut Records, 2020)

April 29, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

Conlon has employed an impressive roster of session musicians to create, ‘There’s a Waltz’ which was recorded at The Heritage Studios in Los Angeles; a long way from his native Galway. Predominant on most of the […]

Pinball “Pinball” (Independent, 2020)

April 29, 2020 Rick Bayles 1

Something we don’t get a lot of these days is an album of instrumentals; that’s what we have here with the debut album from Pinball, entitled ‘Pinball’! The band consists of Australians Melissa Cox on violin […]

Zach Aaron “Fill Dirt Wanted” (Independent, 2020)

April 29, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

From the delicious black humour on the album sleeve to the 12 songs of down home rambles contained within, ‘Fill Dirt Wanted’, the third album from Texan Zach Aaron, is a delight from start to finish. […]

Americana 25 Festival
Yeah. Great line up. Can’t wait.
By Graeme Tait , 3 hours 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 ...
By durks , 1 day ago
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...
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
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 […]

Philip Rambow “Canadiana” (Fretsore Records, 2020)

James Hyland “Western” (Independent, 2020)

Ultan Conlon “There’s a Waltz” (DarkSideOut Records, 2020)

Pinball “Pinball” (Independent, 2020)

Zach Aaron “Fill Dirt Wanted” (Independent, 2020)

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