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Live Review: The ARC Songwriters, featuring Kate Ellis, My Girl The River and Anna Howie, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 2nd March 2024

March 12, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
It may well have been the first Saturday in March, and the start of a new metrological season but the weather was anything but springlike as the bravest and most passionate of music lovers made their […]
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The Northern Belle “Bats In The Attic”

March 12, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0
The best of nordicana and Scandinavian pop summed up on Norwegians’ fifth long player. It’s only just over 30 years ago that writing a letter was the only affordable way to communicate with loved ones in […]
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Serious Sam Barrett “A Drop Of Morning Dew; Live At Bacca Pipes Folk Club”

March 11, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Double-live album from Yorkshire troubadour acts as an excellent summation of his career to date. A folk club has existed in the Yorkshire town of Keighley since the 60’s, adopting the name Bacca Pipes during the […]
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Live Review: Beans on Toast, Stereo, Glasgow – 22nd February 2024

March 11, 2024 KC Vines 0
Difficult. When you have a 15 year back catalogue and the same number of albums, chock full of smart protest songs, many of which are crowd favourites; not to look back at your younger self and […]
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Live Review: The Autumn Saints, The Troubadour, London – 22nd February 2024

March 8, 2024 Danny Clifford 0
I guess, like many people, I have quite a wide and eclectic taste in music. I grew up on the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Yes, Sam & Dave, Johan Strauss, Status Quo, Chopin and […]

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Something for the long weekend: Kacey Musgraves “Middle of Nowhere”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]
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Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!

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As we head into the bank holiday weekend, we wanted to remind you about Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK, which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker […]
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Todd Albright “Blues for Dexter Linwood”

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Authentic pre-war country blues played by an acclaimed 12-string master. This is Albright’s fourth album of acoustic country blues, played finger-picked style on a 12-string guitar. An acknowledged master of this style of playing, Albright doesn’t […]

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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

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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

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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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Video Premiere: Ash & Eric “Sure”

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Ash & Eric release the final single before their debut album drops on Friday 6th May 2022.  In actual fact, it will be the married couple’s third album as they have two previous releases under the […]
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Video Premiere: The Storm Windows “Sweet Amelia”

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Here’s the video premiere of the latest single from The Storm Windows.  ‘Sweet Amelia’ is a bluegrass song at its heart, with a full, layered sound and a lovely, engaging melodic lightness.  It’s a conscious blend […]
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My Politic “Missouri Folklore: Songs & Stories From Home”

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An album of sincere, candid and exquisitely delivered tales from the American mid-west. My Politic comprise Kaston Guffey and Nick Pankey, an acoustic duo, who grew up together in the small town of Ozark in Christian […]

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