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Terry Klein “Good Luck, Take Care”

February 28, 2022 David Jarman 0
The spirit of Guy Clark lives on in the latest release from Austin-based Terry Klein. ‘Good Luck, Take Care‘ is the third album release from Austin-based singer-songwriter Terry Klein. A lockdown project, Klein has described his […]
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Heather Sarona “Head Above Water”

February 25, 2022 Paul Kerr 0
A fine blend of folk and bluegrass on a fine debut album Hailing from a sparsely populated and remote region of North Carolina, Heather Sarona is a latecomer to recording. She’s been playing guitar and banjo […]
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Under The Rug “Dear Adeline”

February 25, 2022 Helen Jones 0
A five-year project that proves some things are worth taking your time over and may be even better for it. When filmmaker Richard Linklater made 2014’s ‘Boyhood’, he went about it in the unconventional sense that […]
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Steve Gunn “Nakama EP”

February 24, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0
Warm and fuzzy reworkings of recent ‘Other You’ songs by eclectic mix of appreciative artists. Steve Gunn’s work is often a delicious mix of folk and avant-garde eclecticism which works best when employing repeated complex guitar […]
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Paperback Riders: Gilbert Shelton “The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers”

February 24, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 2
A sharply affectionate take on the counter culture and an accurately barbed dig at the establishment. Gilbert Shelton, a key figure in the underground comics scene, created three characters, Fat Freddy Freekowtski, Freewheelin’ Franklin Freek, and […]

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Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

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Mary Gauthier “Alcohol and Adderall” – addiction blues

September 1, 2026 0
The thing is that Mary Gauthier knows what she’s talking about on the latest single from her upcoming album Reckoning, which is released September 25th on Soundly/Thirty Tigers.  Not that this song, which those who caught […]
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Video: The Long Version “Early Days” – anything that challenges you in a good way

September 1, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from London-based band The Long Version. Early Days has a genuine, nostalgic feel, reinforced through songwriter Jon Heal’s sensitive, heartfelt words: “Slowly read each turning page // Don’t hurry through these early days.” […]
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Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 2
Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

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  • Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975
  • The Song Remains: Dolly Parton (1946-2026)
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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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Jacko Hooper “The Long Road” – Listen

November 20, 2018 0
‘The Long Road‘ is taken from Jacko Hooper’s EP ‘Together We’re Lost‘ which is out November 23rd.  It’s a true example of bedroom recording and delves into Hooper’s psyche, coming up with a struggle between anxiety […]
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Gold Star “Fentanyl” – no good comes this way

October 28, 2024 1
Marlon Rabenreither was born in Austria, but he is now LA based and has spent a decade recording as Gold Star. On albums such as ‘Big Blue’ and ‘Uppers and Downers’, Rabenreither’s lovelorn lyricism and languid melodic sensibility helped […]
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Track Premiere: Josh Merritt “The High”

October 1, 2020 0
‘The High‘ is an honest song that comes from having lived through the reality.  Josh Merritt’s childhood was scarred by his mother’s and stepfather’s methamphetamine addiction. Not only as users – they fell into manufacturing and […]

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