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The Gravel-Aires “If the Devil Don’t Want Her” – With a Stonesy swagger, Vancouver roots rockers The Gravel-Aires deliver their new single

April 29, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
With a Stonesy swagger, Vancouver roots rockers The Gravel-Aires deliver their new single, ‘If the Devil Don’t Want Her’.  Songwriters Mark Branscombe and Michael Mahoney have released their third album, ‘Westerly’, a follow-up to 2021’s ‘Headlights […]
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Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore “We’re Still Here” – We’re still standing!

April 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
‘TexiCali’ is the a brand new studio album from Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and it is out June 21st via Yep Roc Records.  In advance we can point you towards the aptly-titled first single […]
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Track Premiere: J.M. Clifford “On My Mind”

April 26, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
‘On My Mind‘ is the latest single from J.M. Clifford’s album ‘Trains, Thinkin’ And Drinkin‘ which will be out on June 7th via Brooklyn Basement Records.  The song is a co-write with Ron Pope, who also […]
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Track Premiere: Fox And Bones “All On Red”

April 26, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Fox And Bones are going for the big gamble with their latest single ‘All On Red‘ which is a powerful take on folk-rock that’s a little reminiscent of Bob Seger.  The song is a bold embracing […]
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Track Premiere: Gileah Taylor “Roll Over Me”

April 25, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Gileah Taylor is starting to make some waves having opened for Over the Rhine, played festival stages with Jeff Tweedy and Roseanne Cash, and been a live guest on NPR’s Echoes. Her song ‘Going Home‘ was […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Justin Townes Earle “Harlem River Blues”

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Justin Townes Earle stands tall in the pantheon of singer-songwriters in the americana theatre. The son of one of the most universally acclaimed exponents of the genre (Steve Earle) and named after another (Townes van Zandt), […]
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The Band of Heathens “Country Sides”

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Two decades in, The Band of Heathens deliver 11 songs rooted in Texas americana. Country Sides is the latest album from DIY Austin country rockers Band of Heathens.  It sees them 20 years into their career […]
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Preview: Danny George Wilson launches new album with May tour supporting The Handsome Family

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Danny George Wilson’s latest record, Arcade, has already been previewed in these pages and now Wilson has announced a series of UK tour dates supporting The Handsome family to promote it. For Arcade, Wilson returned to Hamish […]

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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

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Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

February 26, 2026 0
I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]
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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]

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