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Pokey LaFarge “Rhumba Country”

April 24, 2024 Viv Fish 0
Sunny, Summery, Vintage. Born Andrew Heissler and, interestingly, putting his birth name against his songwriting, singer Pokey LaFarge based his quirky renaming on the childhood nickname used by his mother. Growing up in Illinois, his love […]
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Giulia Millanta “Only Luna Knows”

April 24, 2024 Rick Thorn 0
A beguiling atmospheric Americana cocktail. From the beginning, the listener is escorted into a very different place. A place which is being filmed in black and white. A smoke-filled underground club inhabited by the chic who […]
Sara Petite, Live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 12th April 2024
Live Reviews

Live Review; Sara Petite, The Town Hall, Kirton In Lindsey – 12th April 2024

April 23, 2024 Graeme Tait 4
This evening’s performance at Lincolnshire’s premier Americana Music venue, the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, saw the return of last year’s headline act for the (THL) Festival, Sara Petite, supported by the same incredible musicians that […]
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Album Reviews

Zoe Boekbinder “Wildflower”

April 23, 2024 Adrian Dzialdowski 1
Loss and relationship themes in powerfully personal stripped-down arrangements. The liner notes for the new release by Zoe Boekbinder state that it was created entirely by women together with Boekbinder who identifies as non-binary. Consequently, gender-neutral […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Ramblin’ Roots Revue, Bucks University, 5th-7th April 2024

April 22, 2024 Ken Beveridge 5
The Ramblin’ Roots Revue is a small boutique festival held annually at Bucks University in High Wycombe. Its origins dwell in the history of Clubhouse Records and Tristin Tipping and ex Borderline man Noel Crompton. Their […]

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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 […]
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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 […]
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David Coller “Blue Water”

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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 […]

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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

August 26, 2026 0
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

August 24, 2026 1
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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Pat Keen “Cell Song” – Listen

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Minneapolis based Pat Keen has his third solo album – ‘Cells Remain‘ – out on August 21st on Birdwatcher Records.  This is the almost title song.  It’s the gentlest folk-framed cut, with hypnotic waves of sound […]
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Van Plating “The Hard Way” – featuring Reckless Kelly

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Today is, it appears, true story day.  There’s two strands of truth to Van Plating’s new song ‘The Hard Way‘ – there’s the near death experience that it draws on and there’s the dream fulfilment of […]
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Track Premiere: The Barlow “Josephine”

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Today’s Premiere features The Barlow who hail out of Denver but draw their inspiration from Texas country, Southern rock and outlaw country.  And whilst that’s fine as a start they are determined to find their own […]

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