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Gillian Welch “There’s A First Time For Everything” – Listen

November 6, 2020 Jonathan Aird 2
Today’s track is another bite at the delicious cherry that is ‘Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3 ‘, the Acony Records release of demo and unreleased songs from Gillian Welch. Today’s song is a […]
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Gillian Welch “Peace In The Valley” – Listen

November 5, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Gillian Welch continues the release of rare recordings and demos with the latest instalment of her archival series ‘Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 3.‘  Today’s song is a moving rendition of the tale of […]
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Ratso Sloman “Skeleton Tree” – Listen

November 5, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Larry “Ratso” Sloman released his debut solo album, ‘Stubborn Heart‘ , last year – quite a change of direction for the man probably best known for ‘On the Road with Bob Dylan‘, the book that acted […]
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Larkin Poe “In The Air Tonight” – Listen

November 4, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Americana UK mentioning Dire Straits, and now a Phil Collins song?  What is going on?  Are we having a retro-Eighties flashback?  Well….Larkin Poe have recorded a lockdown album of covers which includes the Genesis drummer’s solo […]
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KIT “You Act Like A Child” – Listen

November 3, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
Not to be confused with the Knight Industries Two Thousand, KIT is the solo stage name of Katie Wighton of All Our Exes Live in Texas.  KIT comes from the rockier side of the tracks, as […]

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Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

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Sufjan Stevens at Celebrate Brooklyn 2011
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens

September 30, 2026 0
The Americana UK archives are not exactly rammed with Sufjan Stevens content. Andrew Frolish selected the sublime John Wayne Gacy, Jr. for his Chain Gang feature in 2022 (here). Otherwise, there are a few ‘guest appearance’ […]
Artwork for Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children's album "My Mother's Name"
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Nive Nielsen and The Deer Children “My Mother’s Name”

September 30, 2026 0
Wandering songwriter returns with first album in a decade: lessons in melodic self-definition ensue. “I don’t plan, and I don’t plan to stop”. The opening line to the first and title track of My Mother’s Name […]
Cover art for David Banks album "All The Dreams We Left Behind"
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David Banks “All The Dreams We Left Behind”

September 30, 2026 0
Former Whybirds guitarist and co-writer delivers a sophomore album replete with anthemic songs infused with arena rock. It is now over seven years since David Banks released his debut album, Until The End, which saw the […]

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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, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”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 […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

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Neighborhood of Make Believe “Two Nighttimes” (Five Kill Records, 2018)

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In this era of online overkill, it is refreshing to encounter a band that has seemingly no real internet presence. Certainly, a number of abortive Google searches have unearthed no biographical information about Neighbourhood of Make […]
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Video: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “Life is Scary Horses” – an elegy for a future that might not remember us

March 26, 2026 0
Check out the latest video from the acclaimed Bonnie “Prince” Billy, also known as musician Will Oldham. Life is Scary Horses is a re-invention of the song by Sally Timms and Jon Langford – indeed, Oldham […]
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Video Premiere: Foy Vance “Sapling” (Live from St Pancras Old Church)

March 1, 2022 2
We are delighted to premiere this live video of ‘Sapling’, which was recorded at St Pancras Old Church at the launch show for Foy Vance’s recent album ‘Signs of Life’.  The acoustics in the church are […]

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