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Video: Thea Gilmore “Bones”

November 23, 2022 Ed Donnelly 1
Artificial Intelligence creates stunning psychedelic scenes for Thea Gilmore’s new video, ‘Bones’.   Images of a human eye morph, dance, shimmer and evolve to the underlying pulse of the song as Gilmore’s haunting vocals float above the […]
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Video Premiere: Chris Murphy “Early Grave”

November 23, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
Now, this is how to play the violin.  Brilliantly-talented multi-instrumentalist Chris Murphy works his fiddle with freedom and fluency against the backing of a stomping beat that makes the listener want to dance and sway.  Despite the […]
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Video: Stephen McCarthy and Carla Olson “We Gotta Split This Town”

November 22, 2022 Ed Donnelly 2
Two americana icons join forces for a new rave up, ‘We Gotta Split This Town’.   This is the second single from Stephen McCarthy and Carla Olson’s forthcoming duets album ‘Night Comes Falling’.   The tale of a […]
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Video Premiere: Old Spot “Fly That Red Kite”

November 22, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the latest mesmerising single from Old Spot, a brand new duo that was formed to bring traditional Appalachian music to contemporary audiences.  Just like watching the circling and soaring birds, ‘Fly That Red Kite’ […]
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Video: Dylan James “Boy’s Yard”

November 21, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
As the eyes of the world turn to Qatar, Dylan James has focused his attention somewhat closer to home in a song inspired by watching his boys playing football in their back yard.  Of course, ‘Boy’s […]

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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 […]
Cover art Paul Slade Book "Blood On The Leaves"
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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

June 5, 2026 1
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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Pick of the Political Pops: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama”

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The vast majority of the statuary here at Americana-Uk Towers is dedicated to our Glorious Leader/Editor in Chief and we can’t see that history being revised anytime soon. Even the small shrine in the furthest corner […]
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Lea Thomas, a singer-songwriter from Hawaii, currently based in New York, has a new album on the way, a follow-up to 2021’s ‘Mirrors to the Sun’.  Here we have the stunning first single from the forthcoming […]

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