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Hiss Golden Messenger “Jump for Joy”

August 29, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
MC Taylor’s reflection on his journey to the now is a blessed joy. Hiss Golden Messenger is MC Taylor’s mouthpiece that has, through song, unwound the strands of his life over the past 25 years including […]
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The Paper Kites “At The Roadhouse”

August 29, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0
A warm and intimate record which should delight The Paper Kites fanbase. The Paper Kites last album ‘Roses’ (2021), their fifth if you consider the third and fourth records separately, was a record of collaborations with […]
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Live Review: Folk In The Park, Sutton, London – 19th August 2023

August 25, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2
Folk In The Park is a relatively new and small festival held in Manor Park in Sutton, South London, with 13 artists playing across two stages. It’s organised by Hannah White and Keiron Marshall, together with […]
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Olive Klug “Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded”

August 25, 2023 Peter Churchill 0
Impressive debut album from L.A. based singer-songwriter that promises much. What is the definition of a ‘misfit coming-of-age’ album? Well, in Olive Klug’s own words, debut album ‘Don’t You Dare Make Me Jaded’ is such a […]
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Gabriel Moreno “Wound In The Night”

August 24, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
Song poems with a continental bent which ultimately fail to spring to life. While the sainted saviour of dull Sunday mornings, Cerys Matthews, has said that Gibraltar-born troubadour Gabriel Moreno is “an offshoot of Leonard Cohen […]

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

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Sometimes you don’t want a meal deal; you just want the treat, and that’s what tonight was about. Bear with me on this. Felice Brothers: back in London tonight, the chance to see the band close-up […]
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Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”

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Out of tragedy comes a fitting album imbued with the spirit of the band’s co-founder. Back in May 2021, we featured a poignant interview in these pages with Bloodkin co-founders Danny Hutchens and Eric Carter. It […]
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Strolling Bones Records to release Schaefer Llana’s debut in November

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Schaefer Llana has signed to Strolling Bones Records and will release her label debut, Full Circle, on 13th November 2026. The 10-song set was produced by Llana and Starlin Browning and recorded at Matt Patton of […]

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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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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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Classic Americana Albums: Drive-By Truckers “The Dirty South”

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It’s a Christmas special as Keith chats to Willy Vlautin about the new Delines album due in 2026, as well as touring, Christmas parties, and finding inspiration. It’s… ahem… a cracker! The interview is bookended by […]

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