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Skinny Dyck “Palace Waiting” EP

August 11, 2022 FredArnold 0
Another slice of steel-based retro country from this Canadian traditionalist. Ryan ‘Skinny’ Dyck is a Canadian country singer from Lethbridge, Alberta, who is beginning to develop quite a reputation for his twang-based Bakersfield sound. His songs […]
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Various Artists “Luke Schneider Presents Imaginational Anthem Vol. XI : Chrome Universal – A Survey of Modern Pedal Steel”

August 11, 2022 Rick Bayles 0
Beautifully played and versatile but an album whose audience might be limited. Well, that’s an album title that just rolls off the tongue. If you plan to buy this at the record store you’ll need to […]
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StevieRay Latham “The Hinterland EP”

August 11, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
A gorgeous excursion into classic Americana. All the boxes are ticked by this beguiling and atmospheric EP from Stevie Ray Latham which opens with the parched ‘Let Me Inside’, an excellent introduction to his acoustic melancholia. […]
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The Barlow “New Year, Old Me”

August 10, 2022 GrahamBollands 0
A highly talented country band from Denver making their own great sound. ‘New Year, Old Me‘ is the third full-length album by The Barlow, a four-piece country band from Denver, Colorado featuring Shea Boynton on vocals, […]
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Anna Tivel “Outsiders”

August 10, 2022 Martin Johnson 1
A new album and a new record company mean Anna Tivel is ready to take her music to a larger audience. Pacific North West singer-songwriter Anna Tiivel shakes off the dust of the pandemic by seeking […]

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John Prine August 2016
Features

The Top Ten Americana Song of All Time: 2nd – John Prine “Angel From Montgomery” (1971)

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Almost there! There was never much doubt that John Prine would be represented in this list, and, although a number of his songs appeared in the original writers’ lists, the iconic and most covered song of […]
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Cut Worms “Transmitter”

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This guitar-based pop, produced by Jeff Tweedy, is a departure from previous work. Cut Worms is singer-songwriter Max Clarke, originally from Ohio, but now living in New York. This is his fourth full-length album after Cut […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Madi Diaz Songs

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Madi Diaz has always known she wanted to be a musician. Growing up in a Quaker household in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, her parents rejected a mainstream education for her and her brother, instead home schooling them, […]

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

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach 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”

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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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