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Shovelin Stone “Summer Honey”

November 24, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Bluegrass sort of meets rock and folk and produces anthemic tales of reckless living. Makenzie Willox and Zak Thrall may have been brought together musically by a shared love of old-timey and bluegrass music, but once […]

Old Californio “Old Californio Country”

November 24, 2022 Paul Kerr 1

Pleasant renderings of familiar songs with a couple of hidden nuggets begging for attention A southern California band, based on the partnership of Rich Dembowski and Woody Aplanalp, Old Californio deliver an album which is rooted […]

Courtney Marie Andrews “Loose Future”

November 23, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Excellent addition to a growing catalogue of quality from Grammy nominee. Opening with the breezy, light title track this album propels itself forward through the sheer force of its songwriting, performance and production right up until […]

June Star “Arrival”

November 22, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Short but sweet 18th from Baltimore combo. Since 1998 Andrew Grimm’s June Star have been producing forms of Americana – and this one is acoustic guitar dappled with pedal steel, perhaps a mandolin, gentle rhythms and […]

Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

November 22, 2022 Clint West 18

AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly released […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

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It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

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It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

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The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]