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David Picco “Out of the Past” (Independent, 2019)

July 4, 2019 Elise Kennedy 0

David Picco’s new album ‘Out of the Past’ draws on influences from Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen – with an added rockabilly edge to the alt-country sound: what some listeners might describe as heartland soul. The ten […]

Bob Dylan “The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings” (Columbia Records, 2019)

July 4, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

In many ways it was not the best of times for Dylan – having bared his soul on ‘Blood on the Tracks‘ he’d found a release in a whole new musical direction – a direction which […]

Buford Pope “The Waiting Game” (Unchained Records, 2019)

July 3, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

Buford Pope is a name that immediately conjures up images of the Deep South, and there are a dozen small cities called Buford scattered around those states. Bufords fought for the American Revolution, and on both […]

Mt. Joy, Bush Hall, London, 25th June 2019

July 3, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It was a sweaty night outside and in as London enjoyed raised temperatures and the threat of rain. The ever elegant Bush hall was a good way towards full for Mt. Joy, making a stopover appearance […]

Her Crooked Heart, Green Note, London, 23rd June 2019

July 2, 2019 David Chalfen 0

No stranger to London’s Green Note, having played several solo shows there in the past, Rachel Ries was back on the stage for this London show by her recently configured band, Her Crooked Heart. Their tour […]

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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0

“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 […]

Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

May 12, 2026 0

Oklahoman Ramsey Thornton’s debut album explores the liminal space between action and inertia against a mellifluous musical background. Ramsey Thornton’s I Called It! is an album preoccupied with the moments where something should happen but doesn’t. […]

France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

May 12, 2026 0

After a first promising edition in September 2024, the one and only americana Fest in France, Eldorado, returns to the village of Vancé in NW France (close to Le Mans) with its second edition on 26th […]

Interviews

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0

“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 […]

Interviews

Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

May 5, 2026 0

Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

April 28, 2026 0

Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]

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Video: The Heavy Hours “Ache”

October 21, 2020 0

This piano-based ballad is full of emotional intensity. Lyrically, ‘Ache’ focuses on the loneliness that can be felt by both partners within a relationship in troubled times. The song builds effectively, centred around the vocal melody […]

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Video: The Jayhawks “Dogtown Days”

June 18, 2020 0

It’s The Jayhawks. It’s familiar jangling guitars. It’s from the new album ‘XOXO’ due out on 10th July. And this is how to make a video during the lock-down. Social-distancing filming techniques combine well with vintage […]

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Video: The Delines “Surfers in Twilight”

April 4, 2022 0

There are few writers who can distil people’s lives and stories into just a few lines as effectively as Willie Vlautin. It’s a rare lyrical gift: with perfectly chosen language and carefully selected fine environmental details, […]

David Picco “Out of the Past” (Independent, 2019)

Bob Dylan “The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings” (Columbia Records, 2019)

Buford Pope “The Waiting Game” (Unchained Records, 2019)

Mt. Joy, Bush Hall, London, 25th June 2019

Her Crooked Heart, Green Note, London, 23rd June 2019

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

More People Really Should Know About… Nathan Seeckts

Clay DuBose “Father Time & Mother Nature”