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Dean Owens “The Ridge Trilogy”

January 23, 2025 FredArnold 0
A captivating foretaste of Dean Owen’s forthcoming new album “Spirit Ridge“. For someone who claims to have listened to a large number of Americana artists, it’s always pleasing to come across someone you haven’t heard before […]
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Up Around The Sun “Water Valley”

January 22, 2025 Tim Martin 0
Taking traditional tunes and doing something completely new is a challenge. Up Around The Sun have succeeded in creating a new genre, ambient Bluegrass. Up Around The Sun is Jerry Hagins on banjo and Tim Kerr […]
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Live Review: Our Man In The Field + Matt Owens and the Delusional Vanity Project, Nightjar at Bath Pizza Co, Bath – 17th January 2025

January 22, 2025 Tim Martin 0
This was the first of Matt Owens’ Nightjar sessions, which aims to pair a touring act with a local Bath band. Our Man In The Field was the chosen band to open their touring year. Despite […]
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AUK’s Monthly EP’s Round-Up – January 2025

January 21, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
Welcome back to our monthly round-up of the best new EP releases that fall within the Americana music genre. To kick the new year off we have a brand new batch of musical treats for you […]
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Philip Rambow “I’m An Artist”

January 21, 2025 Tim Martin 0
An album that pulls on the threads of a long career. Great songwriting is at the core of a reflective set of songs. Philip Rambow is a Canadian-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who moved to London […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Adam Klein with Adam Poulin “Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings”

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Intimate, personal songs, recorded live and elevated by expressive fiddle playing. Adam Klein’s Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings originates from a raw, intimate 2019 in‑studio session with violinist Adam Poulin, recorded at Leesta Vall in […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Blue Water Highway

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Blue Water Highway is an Austin-based Americana/folk rock band. Their signature is considered songwriting across a variety of styles, but always melodic, with fantastic harmony singing. Musically timeless, there are elements of Laurel Canyon songwriting, focussing […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0
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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