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Skram “Head Held High” (Independent, 2017)

May 9, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
Oh dear. I’m sure I’m not the only reviewer who sighed when catching sight of the PR sheet accompanying this album which describes Skram as “an Americana style Hypno Folk Rock family band.” The hypno bit […]
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Malcolm Holcombe “Pretty Little Troubles” (Gypsy Eyes Music, 2017)

May 8, 2017 David Stevenson 0
For those not familiar with Malcolm Holcombe, he is somewhat of an institution. There aren’t many artists that can say they’ve had a career quite like him and after 20 years and 15 studio recordings, he’s […]
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Robert Cray, Cadogan Hall, London, 3rd May 2017

May 8, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
It was a dismal, cold night with an ever present threat of rain that brought Robert Cray to London’s plush Cadogan Hall – it’s a converted church, and tonight it was a Temple to the Blues. […]
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Ray Davies “Americana” (Sony, 2017)

May 8, 2017 Dave Jennings 0
Ray Davies return with his first album in a decade, if we discount the various Kinks collaborations and choral reworking.  It stands as a testament that everything changes and nothing changes since Working Man’s Café dropped […]
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Bob Cheevers “Fifty Years Sampler” (Howling Dog Records, 2017)

May 5, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0
In recognition of a half century of songwriting Bob Cheevers has pulled together a comprehensive 5CD, 83 song retrospective which covers, it’s claimed, ten genres of music, and taking a mix of songs from his albums […]

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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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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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

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How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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An intimate, minimalist collection of reflective songs. Canyon City is the moniker used by the multi-instrumentalist and producer, Paul Johnson. The six track ‘Matinée’ EP follows Johnson’s 2019 album ‘Bluebird’ and the ‘Circling The Sun’ EP […]
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