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The Lonesome Ace Stringband “Modern Old Time Sounds For The Bluegrass And Folksong Jamboree” (Independent, 2019)

December 13, 2019 Joe Edwards 0

Canadian trio The Lonesome Ace Stringband reveal new existence in their fourth and aptly titled album, ‘Modern Old Time Sounds For The Bluegrass And Folksong Jamboree’. It is unsurprising to hear after a full preview of […]

Hannah Rose Platt “Letters Under Floorboards” (Continental Records, 2019)

December 13, 2019 Tim Martin 0

Hannah Rose Platt’s second album is 11 songs that range from the rock end of Americana all the way to the folkier side. It would be easy for an album of such varied styles to sound bitty […]

Margo Raats “On The Run” (Fuego, 2019)

December 12, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Although now London-based Margo Raats grew up on a ranch in Belgium (who knew there were such things?) and later in California. She was also a finalist in Belgium’s pre-Eurovision qualifying competition, Junior Eurosong, in 2009 […]

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters “Christmas On A Greyhound Bus” (Organic Records, 2019)

December 12, 2019 Lyndon Bolton 0

Christmas records can be a risky business – some become legendary but so many others should come with a gift receipt. Listening to ‘Christmas On A Greyhound Bus‘ from Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters is […]

Wilco “Ode to Joy” (dBpm Records, 2019)

December 11, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 1

Approaching an album by Wilco is an interesting proposition for a committed Wilco fan. Is it going to be a magnum opus – ‘A Ghost Is Born‘ or ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot‘; a slight but fuzzy affair […]

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John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
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Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
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The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
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Arwork for Adam Ross album "Bring On The Apathy"

Adam Ross “Bring On The Apathy”

May 20, 2026 0

Glowing collection of folk-pop gems spun with wit and wisdom. When an album opens with a track so uniquely wonderful in its form and presentation, the lyrics, melody, and arrangement all in perfect symmetry, one of […]

Father John Misty “The Payoff” – read the small print, sucker

May 20, 2026 0

Here’s a song that doesn’t offer much in the way of optimism, talking as it does of deals, probably of the shady kind, and a world that ought to get you, and, hey, get this, you […]

Video: Hugo S. Simões “My Thoughts Know No Bounds”

May 20, 2026 0

My Thoughts Know No Bounds is the second single from Portuguese singer-songwriter Hugo S. Simões. This is Simões’ captivating version of the old German folk song Die Gedanken Sind Frei, which translates literally as “Thoughts are free.” […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 0

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

Interviews

Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

May 18, 2026 1

At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]

Interviews

Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0

Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Christina Martin “Kisses for Christmas”

November 6, 2020 0

It seems incredible that 2020 is finally drawing to a close and we are beginning to think about the festive season (I know, I know…it gets earlier every year). Last year, Christina Martin scored a hit […]

Tracks

Micah P Hinson – “Oh, Spaceman” – Listen

July 18, 2017 0

Idiosyncratic Americana troubadour Micah P Hinson returns with a new album Presents The Holy Strangers, out on Full Time Hobby on 8 September. Oh, Spaceman is the first track made available from it – and it’s […]

Album Reviews

Luoma “The Maple Plain”

May 10, 2022 0

Fair to middling, back porch Americana recorded in the countryside of Minnesota – worth a visit, but you wouldn’t want to spend too long there… There’s an air of mystery to Luoma’s ‘The Maple Plain.’ It’s not […]