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Live Review: The Handsome Family + Frontier Ruckus, Union Chapel, London – 21st May 2024

May 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
A grey overcast London and rain threatening – to some that might seem the perfect accompaniment to a night with The Handsome Family with their dark and twisted tales – and in a church no less.  […]
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Live Review: The Paperboys, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 17th May 2024

May 28, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
It has been well over 6 years since The Paperboys, from Vancouver, Canada last played Lincolnshire’s premier Americana music venue, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, but such was their performance that night and the impression […]
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Live Review: Andy Irvine – Junction 2, Cambridge, 9th May 2024

May 20, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
A glorious day had led onto a glorious evening in the company of a true legend of folk music – a teller of great tales, a sterling supporter of the rights of workers, and a man […]
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Live Review: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 5th May 2024

May 17, 2024 Paul Dominy 0
This year marks the centenary of Cain’s Ballroom, the historic Tulsa, Oklahoma venue.  Such is the kudos associated with playing in this glorious space, it attracts artists who, even though they could at least half-fill the […]
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Boston’s Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame museum honours its inaugural class of inductees

May 9, 2024 Liz Thomson 6
In 2019, the Boch Center in Boston launched the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF), Boston’s newest cultural and educational initiative. It celebrates the lifeblood of America’s musical and cultural heritage. Led by legendary musicians […]

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Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a track from the new album by Great Lakes, Fear of the Fear, a band we have been big fans of […]
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Keyside “Keyside”

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A catchy, guitar-led debut where jangly hooks and catchy choruses carry stories of lives lived close to the edge. There is something immediately familiar about Keyside, the debut album from Liverpool four-piece Keyside. Jangly guitars and […]
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Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

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Growing up, I loved to watch the television show The Monkees, though looking back, I figure I wasn’t watching the episodes as they first aired, but re-runs. There were only two series of the show, though […]

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

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It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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