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Casey Neill And The Norway Rats “How Beautiful Am I?” – well, if I had to say…

January 8, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Oh wow – now this is something really special for you all dear readership. ‘How Beautiful Am I?’ is a song from the latest album ‘Sending Up Flares‘ , the fourth, from Portland’s Casey Neil and […]

Something for the weekend: Tom Waits “New Year’s Eve”

January 5, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it for our short first week back after the Christmas break. Don’t forget you can win Mary Gauthier tickets if you’re one of our supporters – more on this here. Since we don’t update […]

Jim Basnight “Summertime Again” – well, we can dream

January 5, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

This latest single from Power Pop obsessive Jim Basnight is not exactly timely as we head into the coldest weekend of the year (well, so far) but it does offer a promise that there will be […]

Tom Cheshire Band “I Can’t Hold On” – Still trying to though

January 5, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

We like a good pun, so had to smile that producer Randy Michael had lovingly dubbed the sound of today’s song “Johnny Clash” – rightfully pinning down that the sound evokes a combination of Joe Strummer […]

Track Premiere: Diane Coll “Glow, Candlelight”

January 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re starting the year with an exclusive first listen to the new single from Diane Coll, it’s called ‘Glow, Candlelight‘ and is taken from Coll’s latest, and second, solo album ‘Old Ghosts‘ which is out on […]

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 […]

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 0

Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1

Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]