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Live Review: Gemma Hayes + Lily Lyons, St Pancras Old Church – London 4th September 2025

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This is the first of three sold out nights at this venue and just down the road at the less overtly spiritual Lexington. It’s billed as a residency and in a week when there’s a political […]
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Live Review: Wesley Stace + Emanuel Ayvas, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, London – 31st August 2025

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The UK Met Office designates the 31st August as the end of the meteorological summer, and on a sunny Sunday afternoon I’d usually be out on my mountain bike in the Chilterns, not in a pub […]
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Live Review: Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes + Emily Lawler, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 22nd August 2025

September 2, 2025 Graeme Tait 2
The Town Hall at Kirton in Lindsey is Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue, continuously punching above its weight with the quality acts that regularly tread its now hallowed boards. Over the last fifteen years, local promoter […]
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Live Review: Sarah Jane Scouten + Emily Ashberry, Peggy’s Skylight, Nottingham – 17th August 2025

August 27, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
Founded by an Iranian pianist and a singing chef, Peggy’s Skylight nestles in the heart of Nottingham’s Creative Quarter. Over the last few years, it has fast become one of the city’s premier go-to places for […]
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Live Review: Folk In The Park, Manor Park, Sutton – 16th August 2025

August 21, 2025 Oliver Gray 1
Sedentary performers were prominent at Folk In The Park. Richard Thompson had fallen down some stairs, while Tom Robinson was suffering from a more prosaic hernia. Poor Eddi Reader, meanwhile, had fallen ill but… The Show […]

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 3rd – Counting Crows “A Long December” (1996)

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From the fan favourite album Recovering the Satellites, this song was highly rated across the board, clearly striking a chord with writers (5 of whom voted for it), as its themes of regret and heartbreak melded […]
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Great Lakes “Don’t Swim Too Close”

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Musical subtlety and insightful words add up to a contender for album of any year. Album press releases often fall into two categories: perceptive or preposterous. Especially when a band is new to you, the first […]
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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are to be celebrated by artists such as Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Brian Wilson and Laura Nyro as part of […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Rioghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Rioghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Video: Eric Bibb “Didn’t I Keep Runnin'” – we’re all still on the road to freedom

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Here’s the latest single from the three-time Grammy-nominated blues legend Eric Bibb. ‘Didn’t I Keep Runnin’ follows a brilliant grooving rhythm with great depth provided by sweet fiddle flourishes and uplifting backing vocals. Over the top, […]
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What do you get when you combine the duetting style of the Everly Brothers with the lyrical style of the spectral strain of Gothic-Americana ?  Well, something rather like the Lost Brothers, who’s fifth album Halfway […]

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