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Cheap Wine “Dreams” (Independent, 2017)

December 20, 2017 David Cowling 0
These Italian stalwarts have been pumping out Americana records for two decades now; this is their twelfth and the third in a trilogy that began with Based On Lies. This record, and the previous Beggar Town, share […]
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Ed Askew “A Child In The Sun: Radio Sessions 1969-1970” (Drag City 2017)

December 20, 2017 Tim Merricks 0
The energy which oozes from this collection of early recordings retrieved from the archives of old Ed Askew radio sessions provides a strong urge to delete the pesky mp3 and rush out and buy the vinyl […]
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Laura Cortese & The Dance Cards “California Calling” (Compass Records 2017)

December 19, 2017 Dave Clarke 0
Laura Cortese, a force already as a solo singer, has gathered around her, in Boston, other alumni from Berklee College of Music: Cellist, Valerie Thompson, fiddler, Jenna Moynihan and bass player, Natalie Bohrn. Together, they are […]
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Feral Conservatives “Better Lives” (Egghunt Records, 2017)

December 19, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
When your album has been produced by Jon Auer (Posies, second incarnation Big Star) then you’ve pretty much been anointed as a credible new entry into the legion of Power Pop bands. If you also have […]
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Chris Stapleton “Songs From A Room Volume 2” (Mercury Records, 2017)

December 18, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
With his second release of the year, Chris Stapleton pretty much cements his reputation as traditional  country music’s biggest star. Songs From A Room Volume 1 (released in May) won the award for album of the […]

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Matraca Berg

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

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Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

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Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

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Live Review: Seasick Steve, Folk by the Oak – 19th July 2026

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

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Matraca Berg
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Matraca Berg

July 29, 2026 0
Yes I know I am picking two albums from a catalogue of only 8, two of which are compilations and one that was never released. For some reason the label didn’t like it, though two of […]
Tracks

Gary Marks “Sky High” – How could water catch fire?

July 29, 2026 0
This new song is a relatively old song; it comes from Gary Marks’ unreleased album A Whisper Can Change The World, recorded in 2007. So, why unreleased? Gary Marks had started out on his singer-songwriter path […]
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Amy Speace to release debut poetry collection and new single

July 29, 2026 0
Award-winning singer-songwriter and poet Amy Speace will release her debut collection of poetry titled The Cardinals on Tuesday 1st September 2026.  It will be published by Red Hen Press.  Speace will also be releasing an accompanying […]

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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Video Premiere: Mae Simpson “Cap Guns”

September 29, 2023 0
Here is the latest single from Minneapolis singer-songwriter Mae Simpson, known for her powerful, compelling voice.  Full of nostalgia, ‘Cap Guns’ takes listeners back in time, back to our childhoods, right from the opening: “Cap guns […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 22nd January 2025

February 14, 2025 0
And here we were, back again, for another night of mad dashing about to hear the maximum amount of music possible from the various Showcases across the five venues in Hackney Central that provide a home […]
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AmericanA to Z – Gene Clark

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When I was given the letter “G” in the Americana UK A to Z, I initially thought I’d write about Gram Parsons, but then I changed my mind and decided on Gene Clark. To borrow the […]

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