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Video Premiere: Morton Valence “It’s a Brand New Morning”

November 28, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
In the latest video from Morton Valence, Anne Gilpin twists, pirouettes and high-kicks her way through a nondescript English town, rendered lifeless by the black and white footage.  Her surroundings, bleached of colour, are in stark contrast […]
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Video: Andrew Bird feat. Phoebe Bridgers “I Felt a Funeral, In My Brain”

November 25, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0
Andrew Bird and Phoebe Bridgers reimagine an Emily Dickinson poem in ‘I Felt a Funeral, in My Brain’.   Bird appears in grainy black and white, looking tense and inquisitive in a slim-fitting suit.  Microscopic scenes of […]
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Video Premiere: Madeline Rosene “Words”

November 25, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
Check out the latest single from singer-songwriter Madeline Rosene.  ‘Words’ features, warm guitar and sonic layers that add mesmerising, darker  depths and textures.  Most striking of all, Rosene’s sweetly melodic vocal is totally captivating, drawing us […]
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Video: Villages “Love Will Live On”

November 24, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0
Pastoral scenes from the coast of Nova Scotia in Villages’ new video for ‘Love Will Live On’.   The song is a daydream of escaping from everyday life to find a piece of land and peace of […]
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Video Premiere: Kelley Smith “Dust”

November 24, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
Kelley Smith describes her debut single, ‘Dust’, as: “…a song for grief.”  This heartfelt song was written in response to the death of someone close to her and the words are disarming in their honesty and […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tribute Albums

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The tribute album seems to have leapt in popularity in recent times. The tribute element can take numerous forms: celebrating, honouring an influential artist, raising the profile of an artist, raising money for good causes (including […]
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Book Review: Paul Slade “Blood On The Leaves”

June 11, 2026 0
A few years ago, at a local gig to see the Pennsylvania band The Stray Birds, the crowd was overall polite and receptive to the music; however, let us just say they needed to warm up. […]
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Ben Chapman “Feet On Fire”

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Country rock and soul combine to fine effect on Ben Chapman’s latest release. In 2019, David Hepworth published the latest in his excellent sequence of books about rock music, and the stars and rascals who purveyed, […]

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Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 0
Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]
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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]

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Here is the exclusive video premiere of ‘Giveaway’, the latest single from Phil Gammage.  The song, taken from the album ‘It’s All Real Good’, was written as a tribute to a friend who tragically passed away.  […]
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Morgan Wade “Reckless”

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Indie country with a mainstream rock’n’roll and pop attitude. This is an interesting album for americana fans, and not necessarily for all the obvious reasons. While Morgan Wade is only 26 and ‘Reckless’ is her debut […]
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Helen Raven “Helen Raven” (Phonic Box Records, 2018)

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This four-track EP from UK based Helen Raven is her debut release with all tracks having been written, recorded and produced by the artist. Raven describes the genre of her work as “Folk Noir” which is presumably […]

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