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Album cover artwork for Jeff Finlin "The Myth of the Giver"

Jeff Finlin “Myth of the Giver”

January 13, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Poetic words on life, love and longing with echoes of Dylan. Jeff Finlin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but now resides in Colorado. “Myth of the Giver” is his thirteenth album after 2022’s “Soul On The […]

The Gordon Sharpe Americana Book Award 2024

January 10, 2025 Tim Martin 0

This is the second year of our tribute to our late colleague Gordon Sharpe. We felt that an award which recognised the cream of the new books we’ve reviewed over the previous year was a fitting […]

Ringo Starr “Look Up”

January 10, 2025 Martin Johnson 0

What real country music could sound like in 2025. Life is full of surprises, and while a new album from 84-year-old Ringo Starr after a three-year gap is surprising in itself, the fact that it is […]

Schmoon “Pretty Darn Pretty”

January 9, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

Indie-folk offers originality with a number of highlights. Matt Cascella may not be a name that rings lots of bells, but this is not his first visit to these digital pages. In 2018 we featured his […]

Live Review: The Unthanks, Cadogan Hall, London – 21st December 2024

January 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

It was the solstice of the year, a grey wet day in a deep and dark December, but with Sloane Square and the surrounds of Cadogan Hall lit by Christmas lights and more than bustling with […]

Fruition “Something More”

September 10, 2026 0

Dense harmonies and insightful words make this a “why haven’t I heard them before” album. Fruition say that “this album is the culmination of almost two decades of making music. We set out to show the […]

Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

September 10, 2026 0

Liverpool singer-songwriter John Jenkins and is one of our “most compelling voices in folk, Americana, and country,” as his press accurately describes him. Having seen him play live with his regular musical partner, Pippa Murdie, in […]

David Coller “Blue Water”

September 10, 2026 0

Stunning traditional songwriting on instant folk classic. This is the second full-length release by singer-songwriter David Coller this year. His first, When Summer Comes, was given a glowing write-up in these pages, and now comes Blue […]