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Jackson Emmer “Battle Hymn of the Early Riser”

June 30, 2025 Jonathan Smith 0
Rich, warm storytelling from a masterful craftsman. A new name to Americana UK, Jackson Emmer’s “Battle Hymn of the Early Riser” is nonetheless his fifth solo album. Having played on the Bluebird Cafe stage and secured […]
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Live Review: Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys + Honey and the Bear, Junction 2, Cambridge – 9th June 2025

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Sam Kelly’s take on folk music relies on a combination of reworked and mostly sped-up traditional songs and his own, often more introspective, self-writes. With the full Lost Boys band he frequently leans into a joyful […]
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The Last Revel “Gone For Good”

June 30, 2025 Jonny Brick 0
Solid bluegrass-tinged folk from a virtuosic quartet. Based in Minneapolis, this is the third album from The Last Revel since the trio, now a quartet, reconvened in 2021, their sixth in total. It is impossible not […]
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Mary Chapin Carpenter “Personal History”

June 27, 2025 Dean Nardi 1
She sings her one story in many ways. A new Mary Chapin Carpenter solo album, “Personal History,” has been released on the heels of “Looking for the Thread,” a collaborative album released in January 2025 with […]
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American Mile “American Dream”

June 27, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
Los Angeles rock band evokes their influences but struggles with self-identity on a sophomore album that keeps the pedal to the metal. Rock outfit American Mile is made up of four young, seasoned studio and touring […]

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first thoughts José González is a Swedish indie-folk singer – with, naturally, the usual background in hardcore punk influenced by Black Flag and choral singing – Against The Dying Of The Light is his fifth album, […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

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Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

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Seth Lakeman has announced two 20th anniversary tours in celebration of his 2006 album “Freedom Fields” to take place in May and October 2026. With a full-band performance, he will be playing the classic album in […]
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