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This Frontier Needs Heroes “Real Job” (Independent 2016)

September 26, 2016 Dave Clarke 0
The truly memorable first track says it all: “It Don’t Make No Sense”.  All six minutes plus is a good reason for buying this record. Not since the days of Country Joe can I remember my […]
Album Reviews

Trevor Alguire “Perish The Light” (Independent, 2016)

September 23, 2016 Maurice Hope 0
Canadian singer-songwriter Trevor Alguire has in Perish The Light his sixth album, and with a wealth of travelling behind him back home and across Europe, he is a seasoned performer. No sooner does the needle drop onto the vinyl and […]
Album Reviews

Adam Torres “Pearls To Swine” (Fat Possum, 2016)

September 23, 2016 Maurice Hope 0
  American singer-songwriter Adam Torres’ pathway to become a fully committed recording artist has taken longer than it might. I can’t help but think his teaching and voluntary work, in rural villages in the Ecuadorian Andes (and […]
Album Reviews

Ben Bedford “The Pilot And The Flying Machine” (Waterbug Records, 2016)

September 22, 2016 Maurice Hope 0
American singer-songwriter Ben Bedford’s fourth album is one of a plaintive, pure open sounding recording. The sound was obtained through utilising the acoustics of Douglas Avenue United Methodist Church in Springfield, Illinois. The Pilot And The Flying […]
Album Reviews

Scott Cook and the Long Weekends “Go Long” (Groove Revival, 2016)

September 22, 2016 Rudie Hayes 0
A bit overly complicated, you just want Cook to make a record, and forget the Frisbee spin off game sleeves etc.  Musically it is very appealing, lyrically hilarious; “Judging from the angle of the sun its […]

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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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Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”

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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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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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Video Premiere: Remington Ridge “Cheyenne”

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Check out the emotive debut single from country-roots trio Remington Ridge.  ‘Cheyenne’  features the smooth vocal talents of Bill Thornbury, whose voice is perfect for country and winds its way through an absorbing melodic journey.  The […]
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums – Teenage Fanclub “Songs From Northern Britain”

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If The Byrds, Neil Young and Big Star are lynchpins of Americana, then undoubtedly so are Teenage Fanclub, who distil the three so eloquently into their own sweet sound. For over thirty years (and counting) these […]
Album Reviews

Gemma Hayes “Blind Faith”

October 8, 2024 0
A reflective, maudlin, mixture of folk, analogue synth and old-school indie. ‘Blind Faith’ is Gemma Hayes’ first album in 10 years, following a hiatus to spend time with her two children. The cover shows a figure […]

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