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Daddy Long Legs + Thee Windom Earles, The Lantern, Halifax, 2nd February 2020

February 14, 2020 Guy Lincoln 0
Halifax has come up in the world don’t ya know, such that it has reached the giddy heights of (almost) favourable comparison to a minor neighbourhood in the eastern fringes of London; having been dubbed ‘Shoreditch […]
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Vera Van Heeringen “Won’t Be Broken” (Wood & Steel, 2020)

February 14, 2020 Guy Lincoln 0
Look, there are a lot of acoustic-based female singer-songwriters out there who are recording and performing in the same arena as Vera Van Heeringen; no need to name them here as this review is part of […]
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Cave Flowers “Cave Flowers” (Hard Bark Records, 2020)

February 14, 2020 Mark Johnson 0
Opening your first album, first track with the classic one beat drum thump straight into a fast guitar lick may be generic, but it’s a surefire announcement of arrival and intent, and done as well as […]
Live Reviews

UK Americana Awards: The Troxy, London, 30th January 2020

February 14, 2020 David Chalfen 1
This year’s event was in the heart of London’s East End, representing how the epicentre of the city’s music venues is shifting eastwards. Host Bob Harris has had almost half a century to practice but he […]
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Katy Rose Bennett “The Meantine” (Independent, 2019)

February 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
‘The Meantine‘ is the fifth album from Birmingham based, rural Oxfordshire raised, Katy Rose Bennett. The nine songs that make it up are firmly in a modern folk vein, given an immediacy by Bennett’s decision to […]

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

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John Prine August 2016
Features

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

April 9, 2026 0
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 […]
Album cover artwork for Cut Worms "Transmitter"
Album Reviews

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 […]
Madi Diaz Live 29th October 2022
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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

April 7, 2026 0
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

April 7, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
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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Genevieve Heyward “The River EP” (Painted Recordings, 2019)

September 10, 2019 0
“We are like a ship of dreams / Cracked and leaking at the seams / Slowly floating down the river,” Wisconsin musician Genevieve Heyward sings lazily on the opening of her new EP, pulling us in […]
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Something for the weekend: Waxahatchee “Tomorrow”

January 7, 2022 0
Well that’s it for our first week of the new year – apologies for the scarcity of content but we’re still waking up. We leave you dear reader with evidence of the importance of quality over […]
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Video: Rivertown “Somebody”

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Check out the dreamy debut single from UK Americana band Rivertown.  Based amongst the mountains and valleys of North Wales, the band features three singers and songwriters; their harmony vocals are subtle, understated and absorbing.  ‘Somebody’ […]

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