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Chicago Farmer & the Fieldnotes “Homeaid”

March 10, 2026 Paul Russell 2
Musical tribute to his agricultural roots from Midwest storyteller. Cody Diekhoff (aka Chicago Farmer) grew up in an Illinois farming community in the tiny community of Delevan, and his grandparents were a pivotal part of his […]
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Birds Flying Backwards “Lovebirds”

March 10, 2026 Andrew Raw 0
A strong Laurel Canyon-style americana debut with words of love but also introspection. Lovebirds is Birds Flying Backwards’ debut album after a couple of EPs, The Serenity Now Variations (2023) and Surrender to The Void (2024). […]
Holly Carter live at Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire - 1st March 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: Holly Carter, Newbald Village Hall, North Newbald, Yorkshire – 1st March 2026

March 10, 2026 Graeme Tait 4
There is a sense of civility about teatime concerts on a Sunday. They fit in perfectly with the presumed ambience and relaxed pace. Sunday papers lazily perused, Sunday lunch heartily devoured, and still time for an […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Mitch Baranowski (editor) “Austin’s Music Scene: Your Guide to the City’s Most Iconic Artists & Venues”

March 10, 2026 Tim Martin 2
In 1991 Austin City Council declared the city the Live Music Capital of the World. The live music and festival scene has grown over the years, including internationally recognised events like South by Southwest and Sutin […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Maggie May Treanor + Steady Habits, Betsey Trotwood, London – 1st March 2026

March 9, 2026 Ben Yelton 2
A first visit to the tiny Betsey Trotwood – a charming old-school pub a short, scenic walk from King’s Cross – felt like the perfect setting for an intimate evening of americana. Somehow, they have fitted […]

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

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Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November

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Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”

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There’s a new album on a new label on the way from Jess Williamson

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Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November

July 16, 2026 0
If you’ve tried to buy tickets for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of this website which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House later this year on Saturday November […]
Album Reviews

Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”

July 16, 2026 0
Musings on the state of the world, now and in the past, the solution is in the hot dog. When an album announces itself as “a rollicking medieval-Americana manuscript” it’s clear that we shouldn’t take anything […]

  • Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for
  • Extra tickets released for Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn – Liverpool in November
  • Creekbed Carter Hogan “Peasants Revolt”
  • There’s a new album on a new label on the way from Jess Williamson
  • Americana Stories – Gary Marsden “Rialto and Rhiannon”
  • Brand New Heartache “A New Alchemy”
  • The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step
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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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The 11 songwriters of the Polaroid Collective are presented in the best possible light on their Vol. 1 release. When a musical project bears the tag collective, it surely involves a wide number of artists involved […]

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