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Americana Music Fest, 28th – 29th January, Various Venues, Hackney

February 21, 2020 David Chalfen 0

Americana Music Fest, organised by the Americana Music Association UK, is two glorious nights of artist showcases that take place from about 6PM until almost midnight in a half dozen venues. That’s a lot of acts […]

Grant Peeples “Bad Wife” (Independent, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

A concept album of sorts as Peeples interprets songs written by women with a band of all men, by design, playing them. This is to mark the 100th Anniversary of women fighting for and gaining the […]

Dustbowl Revival “Is It You, Is It Me” (Medium Expectations/Thirty Tigers, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

The new album from Dustbowl Revival isn’t “more of the same” it’s both “more” and “the same”. ‘Is It You, Is It Me’ is full of the interesting arrangements, intelligent lyrics, and stellar vocal harmonies that […]

Kev Minney “Modern Stories” (Independent, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Kev Minney is a 37 year-old guitarist and singer-songwriter born in Northampton and now based in Brighton. He spent the early part of his musical career as a guitarist and in 2015 started his singer-songwriter career […]

House Above The Sun “Time I Got Going” (Independent, 2020)

February 20, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

The London five piece’s second EP release opens with the glorious, propulsive ‘Trains’. Hanging on a repeated guitar phrase the song is brimming with ideas and excitement from the layered West Coast sound through to the […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

August 28, 2026 0

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 […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

August 28, 2026 0

A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]