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Josh Birdsong “Simple Geometry” (Independent, 2016)

October 6, 2016 Dave Jennings 0
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Josh Birdsong has released his debut EP of five contrasting and certainly interesting songs which seem to comprise a range of influences.  Recorded in Nashville, producer Stephen Leiweke has also stamped his identity on […]
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Chatham County Line “Autumn” (Yep Roc, 2016)

October 6, 2016 Dave Jennings 0
The seventh studio album from this Raleigh-based four-piece delivers exactly what you would expect, top quality Bluegrass from a band still firing on all cylinders. Formed in 1999 in the North Carolina city, Chatham County Line have […]
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Jimmy Webb: The Stables, Wavendon – 21st September 2016

October 6, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0
Jimmy Webb is, without a doubt, a songwriter of some high ability – even if he’s not best known for what are his most interesting compositions. His reputation in the UK has been burnished in recent […]
Album Reviews

Roger Roger “Fairweather” (Independent, 2016)

October 5, 2016 Dave Jennings 0
Twins Lucas and Madeleine Roger, a folk/roots duo from Winniipeg Canada, launch their debut album Fairweather which, to complete the family connections, was engineered and produced by their father Lloyd Peterson. Fairweather showcases songs that incorporate the […]
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Rogue Valley “Radiate Dissolve” (Independent, 2016)

October 4, 2016 Dave Jennings 0
Rogue Valley, the Minneapolis-based outfit who burst onto the scene like the brightest of comets with their Seasons project, return. Like the afore-mentioned comet, the band haven’t been sighted on the new release list for nearly […]

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Lambchop “Punching The Clown”

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Jobi Riccio announces UK and Ireland tour dates for Autumn

August 24, 2026 0
Colorado-born, Nashville-based songwriter Jobi Riccio will make her UK and Ireland live debut in October 2026, bringing the songs from her recently released second album, Face The Feeling, to audiences across the UK and Ireland.  Riccio […]
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Chasen Wayne and the Honky Tonk Machine “The Diamond Saloon”

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Wonderfully ambitious third album from Austin honky-tonker. Chasen Wayne is not a musician to do anything by halves. After releasing two well-received albums, his third is a bold and distinct mélange of country, psychedelia, surf punk, […]
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Americana Stories – Jack Roscoe “Out of the Woods”

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Jack Roscoe finally emerged as a songwriter during Lockdown after years of stalled attempts at music. He released his debut album, the folky Out of the Woods, in November 2023. He followed this up with his second […]

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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the weird in outlaw country music

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It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]
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Interview: Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester on why “It’s A Joy To Be Alive”

August 19, 2026 0
One thing everyone quickly learns as they get older is that time waits for no one, and that life continues its unstoppable flow forward. Americana UK has followed Ferris & Sylvester’s career since their first album, […]
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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]

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Pick of the Political Pops: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “In Good Faith”

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This week we were reminded of a thing that happened. You know the thing… erm… god, what was it called? Y’know. There was lots of arguing and some flag waving and shouting. That thing. My god […]
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