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Track Premiere – JD And The Straight Shot “Invisible”

March 12, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
The new album from JD and the Straight Shot is called ‘The Great Divide‘, and saw the band convening at Nashville’s Sound Stage Studios for an all acoustic recording.  JD is Jim Dolan and he leads […]
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Track Premiere – Nicholas Mudd “Sailing Song”

March 11, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
Nicholas Mudd grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, surrounded by horse country and lush farmland, and  Mudd found himself immersed in country, southern rock, and traditional folk music. It was evident from a young age that he had […]
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Tony Benn “People Give…Advice” – Listen

March 8, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
There is a half-swallowed word in this PG-version of Tony Benn’s new single, which has the acoustic roots artist criticising the endless streams of information that bombard him from all electronic directions.  Let’s put it this […]
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Songs for the apocalypse: Paul Kelly “Keep it to Yourself”

March 7, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Finding my way to americana was a long journey through the eighties but the beginning of the next decade on the other side of the world gave me a rush of music I’d never come across […]
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Track Premiere – The Brookses “Little Miss Raincloud”

March 7, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
The Brookses are a folk duo of daughter and father Meg Brooks and Jim Brooks.  Jim adds the flat top guitar and harmonising vocals, whilst Meg takes the lead on ‘Little Miss Raincloud‘.  The song isn’t […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Ringo Starr “Long Long Road”

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Another valiant effort that proves one of Liverpool’s most famous exports can fit in comfortably in Nashville. If you’re ex-Beatle Ringo Starr, it’s got to be tough to feel like you’re always living in the shadow […]
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Cajun Corner – catch ’em while they’re young!

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We’re back! It has been some time since we posted a Cajun Corner article, but we’re resolved to be more proactive about bringing you news and updates on Cajun & Zydeco music, because we know there […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0
Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]
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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]

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The life of David Lowery, who took the skinheads bowling. In 1963, the sea froze in Herne Bay, Kent. It was so cold during the big freeze that the sea was solid. That is where we […]
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Bear’s Den “All That You Are” – The best of both worlds

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Emerging from  a near year long hibernation, Bear’s Den return with new recording ‘All That You Are’, which is not exactly a new song as Andrew Davie explains “‘All That You Are’ is a song that […]
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Taylor Rae is preparing to release her second album ‘The Void‘ on April 18th.  It sees the Austin based singer-songwriter turn her focus from the road and constant touring – she typically plays 200 shows each […]

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