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Dawes “Oh Brother”

October 30, 2024 Dean Nardi 1
Where art thou? Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith cling to each other on the band’s ninth album. It was nearly a decade ago when Dawes released their fourth album with the plea so many rock ‘n roll […]
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M G Boulter “Days Of Shaking”

October 30, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0
M G Boulter returns with suburban dramas playing out scenes of hope and wonder. ‘Days Of Shaking’ is the long-anticipated follow-up to M G Boulter’s 2021 ‘Clifftown’. In this new work Boulter continues to develop his […]
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Re-release Review: Arthur Smith and Don Reno “Feudin’ Again!”

October 30, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0
Early country music pioneers 1979 reunion album finally available digitally. ‘Feudin’ Again!‘ was the 1979 album capturing the reunion between two legends of early country and bluegrass music, Arthur ‘Guitar Boogie’ Smith and Don Reno. Legend […]
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Various Artists “The Hell of Helene Songs of Appalachian Relief”

October 29, 2024 Andy Short 2
An exceptional compilation of Appalachian music. On September 26th, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall at peak intensity in the Big Bend region of Florida near Perry. Helene was a category four hurricane, bringing winds over 140 […]
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Amy Speace “The American Dream”

October 29, 2024 Chas Lacey 1
Songs of innocence and experience form a poetic musical memoir. Amy Speace will be familiar to many as the winner of the UK Americana Music Association’s 2020 International Song of the Year Award for ‘Me and […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “The Kid with the Crown”

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Well that’s it from us for this week – it is unbelievable that 9/11 was a quarter of a century ago. I asked my son what it was the other day and he said “the number […]
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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “Ghosts of American Psychonauts”

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Eight exquisite live performances from a master songwriter. Bonnie “Prince” Billy (aka Will Oldham) is no stranger to releasing live albums. Over the past 25 years he’s produced numerous live recordings under his various aliases. This […]
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Classic Clip: Crosby Stills Nash & Young “Don’t Be Denied” – Wembley Stadium, 1974

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The early autumn of 1974 saw a gathering of fans of what later contributed a slice of the pie known as Americana. The occasion: an all-star concert at London’s Wembley Stadium (the old one) featuring Crosby, […]

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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

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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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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky 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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Jesse Daniel goes up several gears, digging deeper with his writing and expanding musically without forsaking his Bakersfield country roots. As he played the local bars and clubs, Jesse Daniel acquired the nickname “Son of the […]
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Scott Ashworth’s latest release, ‘The Ghost’, is a superbly crafted song, featuring an engaging melody and fine instrumentation. Particularly notable is the eerie-sounding pedal steel from Steven Hicken Jr – his notes rise and fall beautifully, […]

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