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Live review: Danny George Wilson + Katy Rose Bennett. Railway Inn, Winchester. 2nd October 2022

October 11, 2022 Ken Beveridge 2
A three-quarters filled Railway Inn witnessed a superb evening of Oxford/London inspired Americana at its finest. The evening began with a great set by Katy Rose Bennett (sister of Dreaming Spires’ Joe & Robin Bennett.) She […]
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Live Review: Danny Bradley + A Different Thread, The Town Hall, Kirton In Lindsey, 30th September 2022

October 10, 2022 Graeme Tait 0
How quick the memory fades with the heatwave of the summer already feeling like a distant memory as autumn flexes its muscles treating tonight’s congregation to gale force winds and lashing rain as they arrive at […]
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Live Review: Anna Ash + Dolly Mavies, Green Note, Camden London – 18th Sept 2022

September 28, 2022 David Chalfen 1
Encouragingly, Anna Ash, known for her arresting vocal prowess, has managed to fill out the Green Note tonight, which now seems to have returned to pre covid capacity. Her fourth album ‘Sleeper’ has gained strong reviews […]
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Live review: Nathan Bell + Malcolm MacWatt @The Fallen Angels Club, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow -15th September 2022

September 20, 2022 Paul Kerr 0
It seems like only yesterday that Nathan Bell was playing his first post covid gig here in the UK, after being laid off for two years, but on checking, it was in October last year. Time […]
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Live Review: The Handsome Family, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich – 7th September 2022

September 16, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
The summer heatwaves may be over but there were still waves of heat in the Norwich Art Centre last week.  Indeed the temperature was so high that Brett Sparks of The Handsome Family noted that it […]

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The Song Remains: Andy Kershaw (1959-2026)

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Massive Attack & Tom Waits “Boots On The Ground” – a slight hint of disquiet

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Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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The Song Remains: Andy Kershaw (1959-2026)

April 20, 2026 0
The current UK roots and world music scenes owe a significant debt to broadcaster Andy Kershaw. Anyone in the UK who enjoyed world music and became a fan of roots-influenced rock from the ‘80s owes a […]
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Massive Attack & Tom Waits “Boots On The Ground” – a slight hint of disquiet

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We can be quite confident that this is the first Massive Attack release to be featured on Americana UK, we wouldn’t go so far as to say that it is the very first mention of Massive […]
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Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”

April 20, 2026 0
In the new video from Minnesotan band The Gated Community, we find the group in the studio, demonstrating their considerable talents and the work that goes into all the sonic textures present in Hope to Hell. […]

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach 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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Video: Calexico “The Ballad of Cable Hogue”

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This week’s retro Friday brings you a classic song from Calexico’s back catalogue.  ‘The Ballad of Cable Hogue’ is the perfect example of Calexico’s Latin-influenced desert-noir sound and the video reinforces the cinematic western feel.  The […]
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Video: Lily & Madeleine “Can’t Help The Way I Feel”

February 7, 2019 0
Some lovely bright and breezy retro 60s pop to brighten up your day from  Lily and Madeleine’s forthcoming album Canterbury Girls, out on New West on 22 February.  Good video too.
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Kate Rusby announces 30th-anniversary album and extensive tour

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Kate Rusby has announced her 30th-anniversary album ’30: Happy Returns‘ will be released on May 6th on Pure Records. Her 30-year career has seen Rusby release nineteen albums, net a Mercury Music Prize in 1999, and […]

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