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Editor of Americana UK website, the UK's leading home for americana news and reviews since 2001 (when life was simpler, at least for the first 253 days)

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For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

Features

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

Elaine Palmer “Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold”

Album Reviews

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

Kurt Vile says “Philadelphia’s been good to me” on his new album and heads to the UK in September

News

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

artwork for The Right Reverend Crow album "Demokracy Blues"

The Right Reverend Crow “Demokracy Blues”

Album Reviews

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

Interviews

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

For The Sake Of The Song: The Rolling Stones “Wild Horses”

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

Around 4pm on 22nd May 2018 I was standing in line outside the London Stadium, waiting for the gates to open for a Rolling Stones show. The wait was made more tolerable by virtue of being […]

Elaine Palmer “Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold”

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

Established Yorkshire songstress reinforces her reputation for excellence with fine mini-album. Any new single release ahead of a new album is always a teaser. After the video premiere of her new single The Losing Hand on […]

Kurt Vile says “Philadelphia’s been good to me” on his new album and heads to the UK in September

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

Kurt Vile has announced his new album, Philadelphia’s been good to me (note the lowercase words just to upset copy editors!) (there’s a special place in hell for artists who use lowercase for album titles – […]

Interviews

Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 Comments Off

Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 Comments Off

How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 Comments Off

In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

Album Reviews

Corey Isenor “A Painted Portrait (Of The Classic Ruse)” (Independent, 2016)

May 18, 2017 0

‘Hi, you’re through to the Corey hotline: just $4.95 a minute. Here are some words that rhyme with Corey: glory, story, allegory, Montesori…’ If Lisa Simpson could hear this new album from Mr. Isenor, she’d fall in love […]

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Stanhope “Static”

May 31, 2022 0

Stanhope’s sophomore album provides introspective images of relationships and memories. Stanhope is the nom de musique of Chris Rawlins. Stanhope is his mother’s maiden name and he adopted it “to feel like I was someone else […]

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Micah P. Hinson “When I Shoot At You With Arrows, I Will Shoot To Destroy You” (Full Time Hobby, 2018)

December 6, 2018 0

It begins innocently enough. The sound of musicians setting up, and given the album was recorded in 24 hours, it’s an apposite scene setting. Then it starts. If you’re unfamiliar with Hinson’s voice, think of the […]