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Burly “Self Titled Demon” (Five Kill Records, 2019)

March 11, 2019 Scott Baxter 0
I hate saxophones. I hate even writing the word saxophone. It’s Baker Street’s fault. I have a near pathological hatred of that song and for a while, thanks to a Stuart Maconie penned urban myth, I […]
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Wood & Wire “North Of Despair” (Blue Corn Music, 2018)

March 8, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
When you come right down to it that’s all that’s making this Bluegrass sound – the wood of the instruments and the wire strung across the various necks of guitar, banjo, double bass and mandolin. It’s […]
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The Cactus Blossoms “Easy Way” (Walkie Talkie Records, 2019)

March 8, 2019 Linda Jameson 0
Would you ever get sick of being compared to the Everly Brothers? Praise doesn’t get much higher when we’re talking about tight, sweet harmonies and the kind of blending of sound only possible when siblings sing […]
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Henry Derek Elis “The Devil Is My Friend” (Independent, 2018)

March 7, 2019 Harold Hogan 0
Henry Elis is a stalwart of the Los Angeles metal scene, fronting many bands over the years, and currently lead vocalist for the trash metal supergroup “Act of Defiance“, which was formed by ex-Megadeth memebers  Chris […]
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The Goat Roper Rodeo Band “Tall Grass” (Old Pup Records, 2019)

March 7, 2019 Ben Roberts 0
Hailing from Rhuddlan in North Wales, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band release their 3rd album, ‘Tall Grass’. Taking influence from artists such as The Band, Bob Dylan and Gillian Welch, their own brand of country music, […]

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 0
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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George Mann and Si Kahn “Mayday!”

July 7, 2026 0
An old-styled folk protest album from two past masters of the genre which skewers the current administration with acerbic lyrics. This is George Mann and Si Kahn’s second album working together following the release of Labor […]
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JP Harris is “Shaving A Dead Man” with his new album

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JP Harris, known across the americana world as a craftsman of outlaw country and old-time music, has announced his sixth full-length album. Shaving A Dead Man, produced by and featuring GRAMMY-winning musician Chance McCoy (Old Crow […]

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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 0
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]
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Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0
It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

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Video Premiere: John McTigue III “Ghost Riders in the Sky”

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