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Michael McDermott, Aces and Eights, London, 5th May 2019

May 15, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Following a successful sold out launch of his latest album, ‘Orphans’, at the Green Note the previous evening, Michael McDermott returned to north London and the dimly lit, intimate basement of Finsbury Park’s Aces and Eights […]

Pharis and Jason Romero, Kings Place Hall 2, London, 26th April 2019

May 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The last time that they played London, some four years ago, it was at The Green Note, so the somewhat austere setting of Hall 2 at Kings Place is a sizeable step up in audience numbers […]

Simone Felice, Leaf, Manchester, 30th April 2019

May 7, 2019 Clint West 0

Dressed in black jeans, black shirt and a crumpled black jacket; with unkempt hair and a greying, wispy beard, Simone Felice shuffled unceremoniously on to the stage to open the first of two sets he delivered […]

Lethbridge Owen, Under The Bridge, London, 26th April 2019

May 3, 2019 David Chalfen 0

Tonight’s venue, Under the Bridge, is quirkily bolted into the lower level of Stamford Bridge, Chelsea FC’s football ground. Featuring regular music nights it has previously hosted tonight’s entertainment, Lethbridge Owen, several times. It might seem […]

Tom Paxton and The DonJuans, Cadogan Hall, London, 23rd April 2019

May 2, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The London stop on Tom Paxton’s regular UK tours has for some time been the elegant Cadogan Hall, with the double benefit of offering quite sumptuous seating – this is no spit and sawdust venue – […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Essential Americana Live Albums

June 25, 2026 1

We experience music typically either at a show or on record. The live album is the device by which artists and labels attempt to bridge the two. The types of live album vary. There are shows […]

artwork for Dallas Good, Richard Reed Parry album "were The Watchtowers"

Dallas Good, Richard Reed Parry “Were “The Watchtowers””

June 25, 2026 2

A poignant final act from Dallas Good in collaboration with Richard Reed Parry, leaving us with a melancholic album, beautiful, sad and thought-provoking. There’s something quietly arresting about this new record by Dallas Good and Richard […]

Preview: Everywhere At Once festival at 400+ grass roots venues this weekend

June 25, 2026 0

More than 2,000 artists performing across 400+ grassroots venues nationwide, spanning indie, folk, country/ americana, dance, pop, rock, grime, electronic, jazz, folk, punk, soul and more. The event is sponsored by the Music Venue Trust and […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Micah Walk “Among the Stars”

November 23, 2021 0

Vibrant production from Jason Isbell’s guitarist Sadler Vaden combines with Walk’s fine melodies and lyrics for an impressive pandemic-inspired album release. Hailing from Springfield, Illinois, Micah Walk credits his new solo album–his second after his self-titled […]

Videos

Video: Amy Ray “Joy Train”

November 8, 2022 0

Amy Ray becomes a mama bear as she rolls through Georgia and Tennessee with the ghosts of Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers in the video for ‘Joy Train’. The animated video is the brainchild […]

Features

Pick of the Political Pops: The Pogues “The Band Played Waltzing Matilda”

August 23, 2019 1

‘And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971 which has since become a standard in Australian folk circles (William Crighton did an amazing version of it […]