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Todd Snider “Eastside Bulldog” (Thirty Tigers, 2016)

November 7, 2016 Paul Kerr 0
Apparently, Todd Snider has a doppelgänger, an East Nashville musical hooligan who goes by the name of Elmo Buzz and who has three rules on playing music. 1. “Play the bones of some Fifties or Sixties-sounding […]
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Modern Studies “Swell To Great” (Song, By Toad Records, 2016)

November 4, 2016 David Cowling 0
The sea surges and froths throughout these songs. They have all of the delicate beauty of an early morning coastal mist, they drift and coalesce or coalesce then drift. Like tidal surges, the asthmatic wheeze of […]
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Paul Goodwin “The Northern Lights In The Neon Tube” (Independent, 2016)

November 4, 2016 Paul Kerr 0
Four years in the making but The Northern Lights In The Neon Tube is not the result of endless hours spent tinkering in the studio, budgets be blasted. Instead the gap is explained by Cambridge musician […]
Album Reviews

Virgin of the Birds “Secret Kids” (Song, By Toad Records, 2016)

November 3, 2016 David Cowling 0
Jon Rooney records are documents of how songs are captured at the moment of recording. I always suspect that the next time I hear the song it could be significantly different, and in this respect he’s […]
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Seth Faergolzia “High Diver” (Blang, 2016)

November 3, 2016 Scott Baxter 0
When I received this, I was intrigued. A bunch of songs taken from a larger bunch of songs, the results of a period where Our Seth was writing a song a day for a hundred days. […]

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New(ish) Dean Owens album out next month with intimate tour dates to support

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Award-winning Scottish troubadour Dean Owens is nothing if not prolific! Since 2022, he has released 4 new studio albums (including recordings with iconic Latin rockers Calexico, and collaborations with celebrated Italian producer Don Antonio and Grammy […]
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Mama’s Broke “Reunion”

September 16, 2026 0
Beautifully intimate offering from hugely talented Canadian duo rewards the attentive listener. Mama’s Broke, Canadian duo Amy Lou Keeler and Lisa Maria, have spent many a year on the road. Their 2017 debut album Count The […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Bright Phoebus Revisited, EartH, London – 8th September 2026

September 16, 2026 0
Bright Phoebus is one of the three great “lost” albums of its era – as special in its way as No Other or Forever Changes because, like these albums, it redefined what was possible within a […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Folk music is music for the people and is the best genre fit for an eclectic artist. Aoife O’Donovan’s latest album ‘All My Friends’ is a celebration of America’s 19th Amendment and the history of women’s […]
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‘Beginnings‘ is a big piano-led ballad, with layers and layers of sound building it up, but take an ear to the lyrics and it’s clear that Katie Rose’s new single is not some lightweight love song.  […]
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Live Review: Dylan LeBlanc, The Sun Inn, Beverley – 11th December 2024

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Tonight’s concert saw my return to the historic Minster town of Beverley for the third time this year, and my second visit to its premier live music venue, The Sun Inn, that sits within the shadow […]

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