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Live Review: Andy Irvine, Junction 2, Cambridge, October 5th 2022

October 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1
A much delayed gig for Andy Irvine at the Junction 2, with an audience turn-out doubtless still affected by the ongoing pandemic if only with the attendant difficulties of a rearranged date. The increased intimacy that […]
Album Reviews

Joseph Shipp “Free, for a While”

October 25, 2022 Helen Jones 0
A distinctive voice that tells well-crafted stories that resonate with honesty. Joseph Shipp it seems, really can enviably do it all: He’s a musician, an award-winning graphic designer, and a photographer so skilled that a book […]
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Joseph Decosimo “While You Were Slumbering”

October 25, 2022 Richard Parkinson 0
A record which displays a deep affection for traditional music while placing it at the heart of a living process. ‘While You Were Slumbering’ takes its title from the penultimate line of Joseph Decosimo’s version of […]
Album cover for "Walking Barefoot" by Stacey McNeill and Jonathan Smith
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Stacey McNeill & Jonathan Smith “Walking Barefoot”

October 24, 2022 Andrew Raw 0
Sweet melodies and strong, emotional lyrics from folk duo. From North Wales, Stacey McNeill and Jonathan Smith formed as a songwriting duo in 2020 when they realised that they had a musical compatibility. This is their […]
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Live Review – Morton Valence + Ags Connolly, MOTH Club, Hackney, London, 15th October 2022

October 24, 2022 Peter Feldon 1
Album launch, iconic pedal steel, top class support act. An exciting night was in prospect. But I nearly walked past the venue because I didn’t see the sign, however, the security staff are obviously used to […]

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Unearthed 1968 recording of Buck Owen and the Buckaroos to be released next month

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More than half a century after Buck Owens and the Buckaroos took the stage at Las Vegas’ Mint Hotel and Casino, a remarkable document of the band at the height of its powers is finally seeing […]
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My Girl The River “Manifest Good Things”

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Melody and heartfelt ruminations on family, life and love combine to winning effect on a timeless album. My Girl The River sees Kris Wilkinson Hughes collaborating with husband Joe and daughter Rue, and this wonderfully honest […]
Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey Temecula March 2010
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Classic Clip: Pieta Brown with Bo Ramsey “Bad News” – venue unknown, 2010

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Pieta Brown (53) is the daughter of beloved folk singer-songwriter Greg Brown with whom she reunited after a rather bohemian lifestyle following her parents’ separation when she was 2 years old. At the time she was […]

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  • Alex Dupree “Talking To The Dog”
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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

August 26, 2026 0
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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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
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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Alejandro Escovedo “Algo Azul” – escuchar!

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‘Algo Azul‘ is taken from Escovedo’s album ‘La Cruzada; which is released on August 27th, via Yep Roc.  It might sound somewhat familiar – it’s the Spanish language edition of the 2018 album ‘The Crossing‘, it […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Jeff Buckley “Grace” (Columbia, 1994)

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An ex boyfriend of mine once told me that a friend of his (whom I never met) got to see Jeff Buckley perform once. This was told to me years ago, yet I still sometimes find […]
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Track Premiere: Rich McCulley & Marvin Etzioni “Apricot”

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Combining the talents of Rich McCulley (also in the band Stash) and Marvin Etzioni (of power duo Thee Holy Brothers and a founding member of Lone Justice) – Rich & Marvin is less a band and […]

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