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Lucinda Williams “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – Beatles go Americana

October 21, 2024 Jonathan Aird 3
We love it when something just pops up somewhat unexpectedly – and this take on the all-time number 2 Beatles song on the office iPod by Lucinda Williams is both unexpected and epically good.  It’s taken […]
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Moonshine Brigade “Storm” – not all that is done is gesture only

October 21, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
When faced with the disaster-level impact of a Hurricane like Helene there are a couple of things one can do. Maybe you could tell lies about the disaster relief available in a cynical self-aid your own […]
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Something for the weekend: Hannah White “Safety From Harm”

October 18, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
That’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with a powerful new song from Hannah White, “Safety from Harm” which feels more resonant than ever after the horrific footage of tents […]
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Track Premiere: The Hearts “Almost Ready”

October 18, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
Contractually, you understand, we have to be extra nice to people who’ve granted us a premiere, as The Hearts have today.  But…look at that picture, have you ever seen a more Americana looking band…and surely one […]
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Dondréa “Northern Roots” – the North of North America

October 17, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Dondréa is a Canadian singer-songwriter originally from Calgary (and currently based in Los Angeles) who uses her songwriting to explores themes of self-discovery and living in the present, drawing inspiration from nature and her everyday surroundings. […]

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The Brothers Gillespie “Kingfisher”

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Americana Stories – Stuart Anderson “The Doubts That Make Us Strong”

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The Male Pattern “I Was Shot In The Heart”

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Élise LeBlanc “Lavender Honey” – honkey-tonk romance

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Video Premiere: Wyatt Lowe “Deserts” – Let me lay down and rest

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The Brothers Gillespie “Kingfisher”

October 8, 2026 0
An immersive collection of pastoral folk songs to lose yourself in, full of beautiful harmonies, flowing guitars and quiet reflections on love, loss and the natural world. There are albums that demand your attention and others […]
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Americana Stories – Stuart Anderson “The Doubts That Make Us Strong”

October 8, 2026 0
Stuart Anderson concludes our Americana Stories series with The Doubts That Make Us Strong. Stuart says: I’m a retired network engineer who was shown three guitar chords by a good friend at school, and who hasn’t […]
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The Male Pattern “I Was Shot In The Heart”

October 8, 2026 0
A dramatic modern-day tale of alienation and its tragic consequences, skilfully and humourously told by an expert storyteller. This record is a humorous, disconcerting yet ultimately riveting soap opera. Its episodic nature makes you want to […]

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  • Americana Stories – Stuart Anderson “The Doubts That Make Us Strong”
  • The Male Pattern “I Was Shot In The Heart”
  • Élise LeBlanc “Lavender Honey” – honkey-tonk romance
  • Video Premiere: Wyatt Lowe “Deserts” – Let me lay down and rest
  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”
  • Big names combine as Rainbow Body to create environmentally focussed album
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  • Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Israel Nash “Ozarker” – it’s where he comes from

June 14, 2023 0
All the tracks are good, that’s an article of faith, but today we have Israel Nash – the title song from his new album out 20th October.  ‘Ozarker‘ tells the story of Nash’s great-grandfather, a migrant […]
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H.C. McEntire “Every Acre”

January 30, 2023 0
An excellent collection of songs that both challenges and sounds familiar. It wouldn’t be an understatement to say expectations for H.C.McEntire’s third solo album, ‘Every Acre’, were high after two entries in end of year best […]
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William Harries Graham “Annie’s House”

October 2, 2024 0
A song cycle for every guy who has had a tattoo of his girlfriend’s name inside a heart on his arm. Then she leaves. “Annie’s House” is the fourth album from William Harries Graham since his […]

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