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Chris Castle “Long way To The Bottom” – money, love, dough: all too much for the baker

June 3, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
The title track of Chris Castle’s new album has the kind of folk-country-rock amalgam that signifies many of the roots of this music that we call Americana – multi-layered storytelling with hints of deeper meanings that, […]
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Something for the weekend: Snowglobe “People”

May 31, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song from the Athens/Memphis outfit Snowglobe, a band I first came across during my one and only foray into […]
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American Aquarium “Crier” A blazing take down of toxic masculinity

May 29, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
American Aquarium bring the heat with their new single, ‘Crier’.  A blazing takedown of toxic masculinity, this is the first single from their new Shooter Jennings-produced collection ‘The Fear of Standing Still’. “It’s a song about […]
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Volume Five “County Wishing Well” – Longing for simpler days at home

May 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
We haven’t had a chance to feature the Bluegrass prowess of Volume Five for a while, but they have a new single ‘County Wishing Well’ out which beneath its jolly exterior carries some bitter-sweet memories with […]
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Track Premiere: Delgado “Tin Corazon”

May 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
Today’s premiere on Americana UK is the title track of the new album from Delgado, which marks a return to recording after a ten year silence. Although obviously not the cause of this recording break it […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 0
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Alex Amen “Sun Of Amen”

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The immediate retro vibe transports you through space and time into the canyons, mountains, streams and the windmills of your mind. One of the wonderful, and indeed miraculous, attributes of this mysterious thing called music is […]
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Daniel Isaiah “Old Ram’s Horn” – mix of ginseng, deer horn, and other secret herbs

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We head now to Montreal (and if you think you’ve hit on this week’s theme, then you’re probably right) for a new song by Daniel Isaiah taken from his album Western Medicine. It’s an album that […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 0
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

June 5, 2026 1
Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]

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Small Venue Heroes: Jarrod Dickenson

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Stadium superstars have their place, but it’s watching artists like Jarrod Dickenson in small venues where the live experience becomes truly personal and we feel like we’re part of a close community of fans and music […]
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Video: Joe Hodgson “Till The Last Breath”

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Taking the sporadic Wednesday afternoon instrumental slot – which we’re definitely not calling ChilledAmericana even in jest – is Northern Irish guitarist Joe Hodgson and his slide heavy composition ‘Till the Last Breath.‘  It was inspired […]

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