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John Canning Yates “Faraway Blues” – Will you no come back again?

April 15, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
This track is taken from the forthcoming solo album ‘The Quiet Portraits‘ from the former Ella Guru singer and songwriter and is a late night reverie, drifting into early morning and reflecting on thoughts of separation, […]
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Mike Bern “New World” – Grief flows in both directions

April 15, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0
Mike Bern explores grief from the other side in his new single ‘New World’.  Written from the perspective of a mother who has died and misses her still-living daughter, inspired by the death in his own […]
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Something for the weekend: Jason McNiff “My Mississippi”

April 12, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2
Just typing that song title reminded me of being at school – have looked at the word about 5 times but still not sure I’ve spelt it right. ANYWAY – that’s it from us dear reader […]
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Blue Rose Code “Sadie” – a life lost, no recovery

April 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
‘Sadie’ is the third single from the new album ” from Blue Rose Code.  Singer and songwriter Ross Wilson shared about the song that it is “written from a very personal perspective, a song about generational […]
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Linda Thompson (featuring Kami Thompson) “Solitary Traveller” – wandering through a life

April 11, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Despite Linda Thompson saying of ‘Solitary Traveller‘ : “Solitary Traveller, I wouldn’t know. I’ve never been one. But, if you have a lot of people in your life, you sometimes yearn for solitude. Conversely, solitary people […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tribute Albums

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The tribute album seems to have leapt in popularity in recent times. The tribute element can take numerous forms: celebrating, honouring an influential artist, raising the profile of an artist, raising money for good causes (including […]
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Book Review: Paul Slade “Blood On The Leaves”

June 11, 2026 0
A few years ago, at a local gig to see the Pennsylvania band The Stray Birds, the crowd was overall polite and receptive to the music; however, let us just say they needed to warm up. […]
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Ben Chapman “Feet On Fire”

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Country rock and soul combine to fine effect on Ben Chapman’s latest release. In 2019, David Hepworth published the latest in his excellent sequence of books about rock music, and the stars and rascals who purveyed, […]

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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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Lundberg’s past as frontman for Soundtrack Of Our Lives (and the much missed Union Carbide Productions) gives us some clues as to what to expect from this solo effort. UCP were heavily indebted to the Stooges […]
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Audrey & Hugh “Sisterman” (Independent, 2020)

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The duo is an abiding force in Americana music and, more recently, male/female pairings have come very much to the fore – the Civil Wars (before their split), Shovels and Rope, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, […]
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We leave you this weekend dear reader with another little gem from the forthcoming new album from LA band GospelbeacH (not a typo – have to say this every time…). ‘Bad Habits’ will appear on their […]

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