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Nick Panken “Consequential Breach” (Independent, 2018)

November 21, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0

Nick Panken hit these shores supporting Ian Felice on his recent jaunt through the UK and proved compelling as a lone troubadour with a simple rig featuring guitar, vocal and occasional harmonica – and this release […]

David Crosby “Here If You Listen” (BMG, 2018)

November 21, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

David Crosby has been on a quest over the last few years to make up for the time he’d squandered on a path of self-destruction. This is his fourth solo album since 2014 saw the release […]

J.P. Harris and the Tough Choices + The Miss Tess Duo, Omeara, London 16th November 2018

November 21, 2018 Mark Underwood 2

J.P. Harris, out of Montgomery, Alabama, regards himself as a carpenter first and a singer-songwriter second. That probably speaks to the precariousness of the music business nowadays, but on the conclusion of his set at Omeara […]

Rachel Baiman “Thanksgiving” (Free Dirt Records, 2018)

November 20, 2018 Michael Farley 0

This four track EP showcases bluegrass music at its very best. Rachel Baiman is a Nashville-based roots songwriter with a conscience, delivering songs that explore the less shiny side of the holiday season. Clearly this work […]

Trampled By Turtles + Ferris & Sylvester, London Electric Ballroom, Friday 16th November

November 20, 2018 Ben Willmott 0

Minnesota-based six piece Trampled By Turtles may be best known in the US, but their quirky take on bluegrass is spreading further afield, and spreading fast. At least, they’ve filled the not inconsiderable space of the […]

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Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 1

Danny George Wilson delivers a reflective and beautifully crafted set of songs exploring loss, memory, and the difficult business of moving on. Danny George Wilson follows up the Danny & The Champions of the World album, […]

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

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 […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

Album Reviews

Joshua Burnside “Teeth of Time”

April 3, 2025 0

An innovative electronica-infused approach to melodic Irish folk. The upward trajectory of Belfast-based Joshua Burnside has been well-documented in the pages of AMA UK, such that many readers will be familiar with his brand of electronica-infused […]

Album Reviews

Jamestown Revival “San Isabel” (Thirty Tigers, 2019)

June 25, 2019 0

This glorious album opens with the strident and harmony-drenched ‘Crazy World (Judgement Day)’, a snapshot of the album’s themes and indeed musical muscle – driving banjos, Hammond organ and stomping chords. Ostensibly an acoustic album the Jamestown Revival’s close […]

Tracks

Paddy Nash “Hearth & Harbourage” – Listen

November 15, 2019 0

On this warm and richly rounded new song Paddy Nash states the case for the real riches of the world “So all you rambling boys and girls / Trying to find your place in this world […]

Nick Panken “Consequential Breach” (Independent, 2018)

David Crosby “Here If You Listen” (BMG, 2018)

J.P. Harris and the Tough Choices + The Miss Tess Duo, Omeara, London 16th November 2018

Rachel Baiman “Thanksgiving” (Free Dirt Records, 2018)

Trampled By Turtles + Ferris & Sylvester, London Electric Ballroom, Friday 16th November

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”