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Sean McLaughlin and The Wind Up Crows “Goodnight, Lad”

May 20, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Impressive debut from Shetlander with serious songwriting chops. Opening with a traditional sounding folk instrumental, the brief but endearing ‘Unburnt Viola’, the casual listener could be wrong-footed and move on thinking this is genre bound to […]

Gileah Taylor “Slow Parade”

May 20, 2024 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

A slow-evolving delight of an album. It might be a simple thing to say that modern Americana music has more to do with that not-easy-to-define ‘feel’ rather than any specifically defined genre. That ‘feel’ is either […]

John Moreland “Visitor”

May 17, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

John Moreland goes off grid and comes up with an album which is soul searching as he struggles to make sense of an always on line society After the bells and whistles (synths to be more […]

Blitzen Trapper “100s of 100s, Millions of Billions”

May 17, 2024 FredArnold 0

On their eleventh album, the Oregon band continue their exploration of Buddhist teachings and how they inform our very existence. The man behind Blitzen Trapper is Eric Earley, singer, songwriter, guitarist, and meditator. Blitzen Trapper (BT) […]

Live Review: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 5th May 2024

May 17, 2024 Paul Dominy 0

This year marks the centenary of Cain’s Ballroom, the historic Tulsa, Oklahoma venue. Such is the kudos associated with playing in this glorious space, it attracts artists who, even though they could at least half-fill the […]

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 […]