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[ October 7, 2026 ] Béla Fleck “Tennessee” – with Billy Strings (and a lot of others) Tracks
[ October 7, 2026 ] Video: The War On Drugs “Who’s That” – love outside of control Videos
[ October 6, 2026 ] New release from Neal Casal archives due in November News
[ October 6, 2026 ] “A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson Features
[ October 6, 2026 ] Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love” Album Reviews

Joe Stamm “Flower Of The Everglades” – overlooking beauty

April 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

Joe Stamm has put together a collection of songs which form the new EP ‘Allegheny‘ on which he is joined by The Allegheny High, more usually to be found supporting Charles Wesley Godwin. And, on ‘Flower […]

Ani DiFranco “New Bible” – Time to adopt different way

April 9, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Ani DiFranco’s latest album ‘Unprecedented Sh!t’ is being heralded by a pair of singles ‘The Thing At Hand‘ and the song we’re featuring today ‘New Bible.’ It’s a song which depicts a way of living that stands […]

Kaia Kater “In Montreal” – features Allison Russell

April 8, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

And now is as good a time as any to remind ourselves what comment we made on Kaia Kater back in 2019: “Kaia Kater is an incredibly poised performer, and her songs are complicated and subtle, […]

Something for the weekend: Waxahatchee “The Wolves”

April 5, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another weekend dear reader. As always, we urge you as fellow human beings to support your local Palestine events this weekend, details of which you can find here, and do […]

Track Premiere: Rachel McIntyre Smith “Parentheses”

April 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Rachel McIntyre Smith has been at music for a while – she started piano at the age of 9 and she soon got pretty good at it as she won the Tennessee State Piano Competition twice […]

Béla Fleck “Tennessee” – with Billy Strings (and a lot of others)

October 7, 2026 0

There’s not a lot we can say about Béla Fleck that isn’t just going to become a string of superlatives. His banjo mastery is exemplary, his musical curiosity is insatiable, his generosity to his fellow players […]

Video: The War On Drugs “Who’s That” – love outside of control

October 7, 2026 0

Who’s That is the latest atmospheric single from The War On Drugs. Typically hypnotic and immersive, the song is full of complex sonic textures, layers of sound that shift and grow and swell. The intensity builds […]

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0

Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]

Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0

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 […]

Interviews

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, […]

Behind the Songs

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 […]

Americana Roots

Americana Roots: Tenth Mountain Division

October 2, 2020 0

Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US. It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts […]

Videos

Video: Fay Hield “Hare Spell”

September 8, 2020 0

The atmospheric video for ‘Hare Spell’ is the perfect accompaniment to this striking song. It’s taken from her new album, ‘Wrackline’, which is out on 11th September. This song follows Isobel Gowdie’s witch trial confessions from […]

Album Reviews

Regan Ashton “Infinite Pest”

August 6, 2024 0

A glorious thirty-minute guide to The Sad Clown Paradox. This one’s Marmite. Regan Ashton is probably best known for being in Problem Daughter, a moderately successful punk outfit from Salt Lake City. He told New Noise […]