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Hannah Rose Platt “Letters Under Floorboards” (Continental Records, 2019)

December 13, 2019 Tim Martin 0

Hannah Rose Platt’s second album is 11 songs that range from the rock end of Americana all the way to the folkier side. It would be easy for an album of such varied styles to sound bitty […]

Margo Raats “On The Run” (Fuego, 2019)

December 12, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Although now London-based Margo Raats grew up on a ranch in Belgium (who knew there were such things?) and later in California. She was also a finalist in Belgium’s pre-Eurovision qualifying competition, Junior Eurosong, in 2009 […]

Yola, Gorilla, Manchester, 3rd December 2019

December 12, 2019 Clint West 0

It’s been a big year for Yola. Her Dan Auerbach produced debut album ‘Walk Through Fire’ was released in February to wide critical acclaim. It has since gone on to be nominated for a Grammy Award […]

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters “Christmas On A Greyhound Bus” (Organic Records, 2019)

December 12, 2019 Lyndon Bolton 0

Christmas records can be a risky business – some become legendary but so many others should come with a gift receipt. Listening to ‘Christmas On A Greyhound Bus‘ from Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters is […]

Wilco “Ode to Joy” (dBpm Records, 2019)

December 11, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 1

Approaching an album by Wilco is an interesting proposition for a committed Wilco fan. Is it going to be a magnum opus – ‘A Ghost Is Born‘ or ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot‘; a slight but fuzzy affair […]

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

August 28, 2026 0

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 […]