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Gretchen Peters with The Southern Fried String Quartet, Cadogan Hall, London, 20th April 2019

April 23, 2019 Keith Clifford 1

Gretchen Peters has composed hits for Etta James, George Strait, Neil Diamond and Shania Twain to name just a few, she has been nominated for Grammy Awards and was inducted to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of […]

Molly Tuttle + Ole Kirkeng, Night & Day, Manchester, 11th April 2019

April 18, 2019 Clint West 0

Molly Tuttle has been creating quite a lot of noise recently and on tonight’s evidence she’s no empty vessel. Twenty-six year old Tuttle grew up in San Francisco and started to play the guitar when she […]

The Long Ryders + The Hanging Stars, Gorilla, Manchester, 10 April 2019

April 16, 2019 Clint West 0

It seems that nearly everyone you speak to arrived at this thing we call Americana via a different route. One area of commonality though, is that The Long Ryders were an important step on that journey, […]

Amelia White + Jamie Freeman, Green Note, London, 9th April 2019

April 15, 2019 David Chalfen 0

Another uplifting trip then to this much-lauded Camden venue where even the chocolate brownie and the rickety wooden chair may be close to assuming a place in North London roots music folklore. We’re here to hear […]

Steve Gunn + Papercuts, The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 8th April 2019

April 11, 2019 Clint West 0

Over the last decade Steve Gunn has built his name as an innovative and accomplished guitarist. What’s not been so clearly highlighted is the fact that he is also a damn fine songwriter. Gunn’s 2019 album […]

Russ Tolman “Streets Of Denim” –

September 9, 2026 0

Russ Tolman you may recall from his time in the Paisley Underground associated band True West, or his later solo work. Today’s new tune touched on both of those possibilities, as Streets Of Denim is […]

Video Premiere: SJ Mortimer “Don’t Underestimate Me”

September 9, 2026 0

Check out the dramatic new single SJ Mortimer. The follow-up to previous single, Late Bloomer, Don’t Underestimate Me features energetic, driving instrumentation, which provides an exhilarating backing for Mortimer’s forceful vocal performance. Her voice is the […]

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

September 8, 2026 0

Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]