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Casey James Prestwood “Wine Drunk” – set ’em up barkeep

June 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Casey James Prestwood has been a nominee for Honky-Tonker of the year at the Ameripolitan Awards (nope, us neither, but we probably should have – sounds like a great event and we literally cannot wait for […]
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Track Premiere: Michelle Billingsley “Champagne Toast”

June 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Ah, the Champagne toast – the universal affirmation of happiness and approval and all good wishes.  Well, perhaps not for Michelle Billingsley who is in a much more ironic mood as she makes the traditional gesture […]
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Golden Oak “Geese” – Our pastoral perfection, imagined

May 31, 2023 Jonathan Aird 2
Golden Oak is an indie/folk band based out of Portland, Maine, and fronted by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall, with up-right bassist Mike Knowles and Drummer Jackson Cromwell completing the line-up.  On ‘Geese‘ they contemplate the […]
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Lucinda Williams “Where The Song Will Find Me” – Waiting for the muse to turn up

May 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
Lucinda Williams is a legend, and never more so than in her resilient majesty on recent tours and here with a song from the new album ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart’ (out June 30th via […]
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Track Premiere: Leroy From The North “Push”

May 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0
There is, of course, no-one in the band called Leroy, and the band are based in California where they have honed a mix of country-rock and Seventies style Southern rock.  So what’s this all about?  The […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Thea Gilmore Songs

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Thea Gilmore is one of the most remarkable voices in contemporary British songwriting. Her work is often experimental, thrillingly so at times, and she moves effortlessly between genres without ever being defined by them. Elements of […]
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Preview: Georgia’s Clover County plays first ever UK and Ireland tour dates in May

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Emerging Georgia singer/songwriter Clover County, whose debut album, Finer Things, was released in September 2025 via her own label Undercover Lover Records in partnership with Thirty Tigers, has announced a short series of tour dates in […]
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Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

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John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]
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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”

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One of an ongoing series of books published by Spenwood Books which invites fans and colleagues to share their memories and stories regarding a particular artist or act, Iain Matthews: A People’s History covers the sixty […]
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Video: John Smith (feat. Sarah Jarosz) “Eye to Eye”

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The effortless vocal combination of John Smith and Sarah Jarosz is a thing of beauty.  On Smith’s latest single, ‘Eye to Eye’, their voices weave perfectly to tell the story of the song in a truly […]
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Live Review: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany – 7th-8th July 2023

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Euro-Americana lives – in Germany! Fans came from many countries in Europe to enjoy this mini festival, with a great line-up of performers. You will want to know a little bit a about the artists that […]

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