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Have Gun Will Travel “Strange Chemistry” (Mile Wide Records, 2019)

August 29, 2019 Guy Lincoln 0
Fourteen years and 6 albums into a career that has seen them firmly established as home-town-heroes in Bradenton Florida, Have Gun Will Travel have decided that now is the time to embark on a quest for the […]
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Tyler Childers “Country Squire” (Hickman Holler Records, 2019)

August 29, 2019 Clint West 0
Tyler Childers self-released his first album ‘Bottles and Bibles’ in 2011 aged 19. A bit rough around the edges maybe, but that release offered a glimpse of the potential that the young Kentuckian had. It also […]
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Danny Vaughn, The Black Heart, London, 22nd August 2019

August 29, 2019 David Chalfen 1
If it isn’t a reinvention it is at least a repositioning. Given that Danny Vaughn’s extensive CV  includes melodic rock band Tyketto and a stint with Waysted led by UFO axe man Pete Way, his heritage […]
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Nels Andrews “Pigeon and the Crow” (Independent, 2019)

August 29, 2019 Russell Murphy 0
This is only the 4th studio album from Nels Andrews since he was selected as a winner in the New Folk Competition at the annual Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas in 2002, which isn’t exactly prolific […]
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Peter Donegan “Live” (Independent, 2019)

August 28, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0
Why do artists produce live albums? Usually, it’s to provide a flavour of their live performances and give a feel of being part of a unique event. Often, it’s to give a sense of their genuine […]

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We are mightily delighted to announce today full details for Americana 25, our celebration of 25 years of Americana UK which comes to two stages across Liverpool’s Rough Trade venue and Quaker Meeting House on Saturday […]
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Something for the weekend: Mary Chapin Carpenter & the Mountain Goats “Put the Message in the Box”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, an exciting day for us as we announce full details for our 25 year event which takes place in Liverpool later this year – you can find more […]
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Abigail Lapell announces new album “Shadow Child” out in May

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Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

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A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
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Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

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Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

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While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

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C2C Country To Country, 02, London, 10th March 2019

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The passion for some forms of modern country music is well and truly alive in the UK. This touring festival of Country/Americana acts which travels to the UK and around the world once per year is […]
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Heartthrob Chassis “Arrhythmia” (Milan Records, 2018)

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Heartthrob Chassis is Margaret Dollrod’s band and if you’re aware of the Demolition Doll Rods – a band hopelessly in love with earlier Detroit heroes like MC5 and The Stooges – then you should be able […]
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Track Premiere: Rick Hornyak “Wait For The Night”

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‘Wait for the Night’ is a classic rock song about living for the time when one is no longer at work, the joy of escape to do something that you actually want to do.  Austin based […]

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