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Ida Mae “Thunder Above You”

October 17, 2023 Peter Thompson 0
Bold, powerful and captivating, the third album from English duo Ida Mae is a mature, satisfying offering. Play it loud. Ida Mae is husband and wife duo Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean Ward. The couple moved […]
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Book Review: Carmen & Kai Nees “Blaze Foley. From Misfit to Legend”

October 16, 2023 Rick Bayles 0
There can be few things better than books well put together by writers who are passionate about their subject. This book is a wonderful piece of writing/editing born out of a passion for the music of […]
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The Menzingers “Some Of It Was True”

October 16, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0
A live album with studio sound. Eighteen years on from when Scranton, PA punk rockers The Menzingers started out guitarist Greg Barnett clearly does not undersell this, their seventh studio album, describing it as, “a pivotal […]
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Last Birds “Endless Turn Of Day Into Night”

October 16, 2023 Paul Russell 0
Fascinating small-town stories blossom on vocal harmony debut. Husband and wife duo Last Birds, based in the tiny border community of North Portal in southeast Saskatchewan, have created a lovely album of what they call ‘modern […]
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Handsome Ghost “Handsome Ghost”

October 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Love and change, change and growth through Indie-Folk. Their self-titled album is, in fact, the third release from Massachusetts alt-folk duo Tim Noyes, who sings and is the main songwriter,  and multi-instrumentalist/producer Eddie Byun.  Handsome Ghost […]

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Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

September 8, 2026 0
Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]
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Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

September 8, 2026 0
Quirky, gentle release from San Francisco Bay area songwriter and musician. Angle of Repose is the fifth album from Bay area Blaine Todd, a newcomer to our site, but a release with a resonance with many […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

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There are, of course, countless reasons why we love attending gigs and feeding on the buzz that only live music can give. On the Americana circuit that we inhabit in these pages, often at smaller and […]

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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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Mary Gauthier has announced the release of her latest album, Reckoning, via Soundly/Thirty Tigers on 25th September 2026. The new record is described as exuding an urgency during turbulent times, while offering inspiration and hope. Each […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: Margo Price ”All American Made”

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Inspiration this time is perhaps unsurprising. While pondering gloomy thoughts about America many songs come to mind but Margo Price’s “All American Made” persists. This title track of her second album that was released in 2017 […]

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