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Tyler Ramsey “New Lost Ages”

February 15, 2024 Helen Jones 1

Insightful lyrics and smart production choices make this a gentle indie-folk gem. “Get out, these ghosts / Let them out / Let them all go,” sings former Band of Horses guitarist Tyler Ramsey on ‘These Ghosts’, […]

Live Review: Bela Fleck & Band, Cadogan Hall, London – 4th February 2024

February 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 2

The purchase of the ticket for this event was concluded within 3 minutes of them going on sale back in August of last year. Why the hurry? Well the simple answer is – it’s Bela Fleck, […]

Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz “Simple Motion”

February 15, 2024 FredArnold 0

Brace and Jutz summon up an outstanding album following the death of their musical soulmate. Eric Brace is a seemingly humble, yet truly excellent singer-songwriter (originally a writer on The Washington Post), based now in East […]

Sour Bridges “Down and Out”

February 14, 2024 Joe Graham 0

Austin-based band offer familiar yet ferocious ‘browngrass’ on fifth album. The press release for Austin-based Sour Bridges’ fifth album ‘Down and Out’ describes their music as ‘browngrass’ – a mixture of country, rock and bluegrass. This […]

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 24th January 2024

February 14, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

And so, back again to Central Hackney, an area of London particularly blessed with music venues in close proximity to each other, for another go around the AMAUK Americanafest Showcases. And without the need to pick […]

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Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 1

Danny George Wilson delivers a reflective and beautifully crafted set of songs exploring loss, memory, and the difficult business of moving on. Danny George Wilson follows up the Danny & The Champions of the World album, […]

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Album Reviews

Yonder Boys “Acid Folk”

August 3, 2021 0

Bluegrass roots with echoes of Darlingside harmonies in promising debut from Berlin-based trio. ‘Acid Folk’ is the debut album from Berlin-based trio ‘Yonder Boys’, and its genre-stretching musical aspirations match the geographical spread of its members, […]

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Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on East Nashville, Willie Nelson and the New York Dolls

February 19, 2021 0

He is a guitar player with impeccable influences and can channel the best of classic pop to push americana boundaries Throughout the history of most artistic movements, be it music, painting or literature, there has always […]

Tracks

John Stewart “Wild Horse Road” – Listen

January 19, 2018 2

Can it really be ten years since John Stewart left this mortal plane? Hard to credit. John Stewart was one of the voices of Americana – before it was Americana. If you know John Stewart you […]

Tyler Ramsey “New Lost Ages”

Live Review: Bela Fleck & Band, Cadogan Hall, London – 4th February 2024

Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz “Simple Motion”

Sour Bridges “Down and Out”

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 24th January 2024

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”