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Paperback Riders – All-American Christmas reading

December 23, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Coming so close behind the celebration of Thanksgiving in late November, Christmas in the United States might end up being a second-best holiday. While many Christmas traditions originate from central Europe, the Americans were responsible for […]
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Live Review: Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra + Tommy Arch, The Cluny, Newcastle upon Tyne – 17th December 2022

December 23, 2022 Viv Fish 0
After giving their latest album, ‘The Party’s Over‘, a 10/10 review (one of only two I have ever given), getting to see the full band: Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra, was essential. So, when […]
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Billy Strings “Me/And/Dad”

December 22, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
Exciting collection of bluegrass covers from singer-songwriter and guitar god Billy Strings and his father, guitarist Terry Barber. Billy Strings can shred on guitar with the kind of diabolical speed and agility normally attributed to the […]
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Moon Shine “The Land In Between”

December 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
An album of two halves – quite literally. ‘The Land In Between‘ is the debut album from Brooklyn-based Moon Shine, more usually known as Angie Glasscock, and its often autobiographical songs veer between two camps – […]
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Live Review: Eliza Carthy and The Restitution, Junction 1, Cambridge – 5th December 2022

December 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The last night of Eliza Carthy’s winter tour brought her – somewhat surprisingly – to the largest of the three venues which make up The Junction. And whilst this was a winter tour – with the […]

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The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 7th = Jason Isbell “If We Were Vampires” (2017)

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Four songs obtained the same number of points but have been split by the number of writers who voted for it. The same number of people (5) voted for this song as one other, but by […]
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Maximiano “Rokeby”

April 1, 2026 0
Maximiano’s second release is an open-hearted, intimate reflection on suffering and change in a divided nation. Out of a ten-day dog-sitting stint in the countryside came Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter Maximiano’s second release: Rokeby. Rokeby is the name […]
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Live Review: Jonny Morgan & The Moral Support + Vic Allen, The Grace, London – 25th March 2026

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A minute’s walk from the Highbury and Islington station is a two-storey venue where concerts take place almost daily. In front is a rambunctious queue, whose comments in Italian identify those awaiting as fans of the […]

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  • Jim Lauderdale releases 38th album to coincide with Emmylou Harris supporting tour
  • Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”
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Interview: Foy Vance on his seven-album project culminating in “The Wake”

April 1, 2026 0
Few artists write with the kind of raw honesty and emotional depth that Foy Vance brings to his music. Across a career that has steadily unfolded over the last two decades, Vance has crafted songs that […]
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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

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The Carloways “Lonesome” – Listen

March 26, 2021 0
The Carloways are an Americana band that hails out of Perthshire, bringing a Scottish spin to their sound.  They released their debut album ‘Resuscitator‘ in February, and ‘Lonesome‘ is taken from it.  It was written by […]
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Video: Anne Marie Almedal “You Keep Me At Arm’s Length”

October 11, 2018 0
From her new album Lightshadow, out on October 26th, this is the new single from Norwegian singer-songwriter Anne Marie Almedal and it’s rather lovely.  Great video too.
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And why we’re not intending to stop any time soon. Over the previous weekend, one of our writers forwarded me an email around keeping up the pressure on the government to immediately implement a full arms […]

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