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Kim Ware and the Good Graces “Ready”

September 22, 2022 Tim Martin 0
Thought provoking words, and dreamy guitar based music that grows on you with a few listens. Ready is an album made up of pre-pandemic songs mixed with a few written under Lockdown.. Opening song ‘Capital R’ […]
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Anthony D’Amato “At First There Was Nothing”

September 22, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
New Jersey may be a fundamental influence, but Utah has added a fine refresh. Anthony D’Amato has finally released his first full-time album in 6 years, ‘At First There Was Nothing’, though in the intervening period […]
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Griffin Anthony “The Art Of Collecting”

September 21, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
A solid country-tinged folk album with captivating stories and compassionate messages for outsiders. It’s not easy to get a job or internship as a stagehand at the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, but songwriter Griffin Anthony […]
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Nick Cory Young “Crow Got Drunk”

September 21, 2022 Tim Martin 0
A love letter to the music of the 90s that stands with the best of the decade. Young’s website tells us that he “writes and performs indie rock with a touch of twang, sounding like a cross […]
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Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra “The Party’s Over”

September 20, 2022 Viv Fish 0
Don’t believe a word of it – the party is far from over. By their own admission, Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been “gleefully trampling over genre boundaries” for over a decade now. […]

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Great Lakes “Don’t Swim Too Close”

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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan to be celebrated in Ace compilation featuring a myriad of stars

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Great Lakes “Don’t Swim Too Close”

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Musical subtlety and insightful words add up to a contender for album of any year. Album press releases often fall into two categories: perceptive or preposterous. Especially when a band is new to you, the first […]
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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan to be celebrated in Ace compilation featuring a myriad of stars

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Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are to be celebrated by artists such as Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Brian Wilson and Laura Nyro as part of […]
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Nic Panken “Near Divine or Merely Rhyme”

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Nic Panken finds a balance and searches for the divine on his first solo project. Nic Panken is a member of the Brooklyn-based band Spirit Family Reunion. This is Panken’s debut solo album and is a […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Rioghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Rioghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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We start this week with the latest video from William Prince, who won a Juno Award for his debut album in 2018.  ‘That’s All I’ll Ever Become’ is taken from the critically acclaimed ‘Reliever’, one of […]
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Track Premiere: Xavier Collins “Gone”

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‘Gone‘ is a new song from London based Xavier Collins which is available everywhere from tomorrow but can be heard first right here on Americana UK today.  It’s taken from his new EP ‘Coastlines‘ which will […]

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