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Anthony D’Amato “Five Songs From New Orleans” EP (Elk, 2019)

November 28, 2019 Mark Johnson 0
A true ‘does what it says on the tin’ record, this EP comes steeped in the sounds and spirit of The Big Easy. New Jersey native Anthony D’Amato is one of those artists that always seem […]
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Noah Derksen “America, Dreaming” (Independent, 2019)

November 27, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0
Noah Derksen has found the perfect mix of warm vocals and expert guitar playing to make a great autumnal release. ‘Dreaming, America’ focuses on the American born Canadian exploring the states. The list of things that are […]
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Chadwick Stokes “Chadwick Stokes & The Pintos” (Ruff Shod Records, 2019)

November 27, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0
The third solo album from Chadwick Stokes, ably supported by The Pintos, is another blend of musical genres and styles that shimmers with uplifting arrangements. Stokes, who spent many years fronting the popular bands Dispatch and […]
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Bob Dylan “Bootleg Series 15: Travellin’ Thru” (Columbia Records, 2019)

November 26, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
The first impression of ‘Bootleg Series 15: Travelin’ Thru‘ is how small it looks in comparison to recent releases in the Dylan archive series – we’ve been spoilt of course but this is no ‘Live ’66 […]
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Catherine MacLellan “Coyote” (Independent, 2019)

November 26, 2019 Russell Murphy 0
Not everyone will be aware that Prince Edward Island (PEI) sits on the Atlantic coast, a Marine province of Canada, the smallest in fact in terms of land and population – yet the most densely populated […]

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Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0
Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]
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Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0
Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]
Albert Lee in Leverkusen 7th November 2017
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Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010

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National treasures come in all shapes and sizes, from David Attenborough to David Bowie, and this clip brings together two of the best, when both were well past pensionable age. Terry Wogan, the smooth and twinkle-eyed […]

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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

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Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

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Tim Grimm and the Family Band “A Stranger In This Time” (Cavalier Recordings 2017)

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One of the leading Folk and Americana exponents, Tim Grimm, delivers his latest album rich in imagery and potent of lyrics. The personal, the political and the social are all examined, alongside tunes of real beauty […]
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Joel Plaskett “Hey Moon (A Campfire Song)” – pick up the chorus as you go

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As you can probably imagine, the Americana UK team like nothing better than getting out into the wilderness…the wilderness is, it turns out, our natural domain.  The trouble with the wilderness though is that, popular album […]
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Kaia Kater “Grenades” (Smithsonian Folkways, 2019)

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‘Grenades,’ the excellent second record from Grenadian-Canadian Kaia Kater comes with an intriguing back story. The singer-songwriter decided to explore her father’s Grenadian roots and it sets an interesting platform upon which the record is built. Having […]

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