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Live Review: The Wood Brothers, The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 4th February, 2024

February 13, 2024 Clint West 0
The Wood Brothers have been playing together for over twenty years after previously pursuing separate musical careers. They have recorded nine albums and toured relentlessly but have been infrequent visitors to the UK and tonight was […]
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Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 23rd January 2024

February 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
It goes without saying that the annual AmericanaFest Showcases organised by the AMAUK as part of their Conference is always a highlight of the year. With four venues (Moth Club, Paper Dress Vintage, Night Tales, Oslo) […]
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Live Review: Americana Music Association UK Awards, Hackney Church, London – 25th January 2024

February 9, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
The crowning event of the annual UK Americana Music Week (aka AmericanaFest) organised by the Americana Music Association UK (AMAUK) is the awards show, held this year at Hackney Church which marks something of a homecoming […]
Good Lovelies, live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 26th January, 2024
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Live Review: Good Lovelies, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 26th January 2024

February 8, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
With the bulk of January’s grey days already disappearing in the rear view mirror I made my way for the first time this year to Lincolnshire premier Americana music venue, the Town Hall at Kirton in […]
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Live Review: Ernest Aines, Green Note, London – 25th Jan 2024

February 6, 2024 David Chalfen 0
 Mention an “Australian folk hero” and most folk will name Ned Kelly but tonight it’s Ernest Aines who gets the accolades. Aines has been hoovering up the superlatives in his native land where his touring portfolio […]

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Convinced Friend “On Fire” – get the extinguishers

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Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. “Gary”

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

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Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November

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Convinced Friend “On Fire” – get the extinguishers

July 17, 2026 0
You may be wondering what a Convinced Friend is – and it’s a good question that Austin Wilson made some sense of on the debut self-titled album by the band he fronts: here were a set […]
Videos

Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. “Gary”

July 17, 2026 0
Compelling with just his guitar and low, understated storytelling voice, Stephen Wilson Jr. delivered a fine solo version of his single Gary at CMA Fest recently. The recording featured on the ABC primetime special ‘CMA Fest […]
Interviews

Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]

  • Convinced Friend “On Fire” – get the extinguishers
  • Video: Stephen Wilson Jr. “Gary”
  • Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for
  • Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November
  • Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”
  • There’s a new album on a new label on the way from Jess Williamson
  • Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”
  • Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”
  • The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step
  • Video: John Carter Cash “Pineapple John” – finding yourself in the sea’s reflection
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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‘The Twang Factor’ presents: Eli Gardiner

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Welcome to this week’s ‘The Twang Factor’. We’ve enjoyed some fabulous unsung artists over the last few weeks and once again we’ve sifted through the entries to pick out another real gem. Eli Gardiner is a […]

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