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Teenage Fanclub “Nothing Lasts Forever”

September 20, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 1

Scottish quintet find themselves in a reflective mood for their 11th studio release. As the title might indicate there is a sense of taking stock for the new album by Teenage Fanclub, perhaps that is not […]

Live Review: Graham Nash, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London – 11th September 2023

September 20, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 1

Outside, the Theatre Royal flashed, “Graham Nash Sixty Years of Songs and Stories.” Inside, bang on time, Nash strode onto the stage, waited for the heartfelt applause to subside before announcing, “I’m pretty old now and […]

Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz “Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs Of Jane Gentry and Mary Sands”

September 20, 2023 Paul Russell 0

Fascinating collection of historic folk covers curated by two legends. Back in 1916, folk collector Cecil Sharp was in the midst of his herculean task of collecting of what was to become over four thousand folk […]

Margo Cilker “Valley Of Heart’s Delight”

September 19, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

A second wonderful instalment of Southern country storytelling from an emerging star. ‘Valley Of Heart’s Delight’ is the follow up to Margo Cilker’s 2021 debut record, the barely pronounceable ‘Pohorylle’. The debut was a massive critical […]

Live Review: Dan Stuart, Fallen Angels Cub, Glad Café, Glasgow – 10th September 2023

September 19, 2023 Paul Kerr 1

It was a sold out (and probably around 95% male) audience who crowded into Glasgow’s Glad Café to welcome back our favourite curmudgeon, Dan Stuart, back to the fray. Stuart’s return to recording and live playing, […]

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 […]

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 […]

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

September 8, 2026 0

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 […]

Teenage Fanclub “Nothing Lasts Forever”

Live Review: Graham Nash, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London – 11th September 2023

Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz “Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs Of Jane Gentry and Mary Sands”

Margo Cilker “Valley Of Heart’s Delight”

Live Review: Dan Stuart, Fallen Angels Cub, Glad Café, Glasgow – 10th September 2023

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

Live Review: The Felice Brothers, 100 Club, London – 2nd September 2026

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”