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49 Winchester “Change of Plans”

May 15, 2026 Dean Nardi 0
For the Virginia country rock band, sometimes the plan goes as intended, and sometimes it doesn’t. The Castlewood, Virginia-based six-piece band 49 Winchester’s sixth album and first under its new deal with MCA Records isn’t embarrassing […]
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49 Winchester “Leavin’ This Holler”

August 1, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Ten years on from their debut release, the fifth album from the band from Virginia delivers heavy on the rock, less on the country. Two years on from their highly regarded album “Fortune Favors The Bold”, […]
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Live performances and cool albums: Clint West’s 2022 americana highlights

December 22, 2022 Clint West 2
AUK Features Editor Clint West reflects on his personal americana year. While it was nice to get back to regular gig-going in 2022 it was also frustrating that it was often slow to get going again. […]
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Interview: 49 Winchester’s Isaac Gibson on the journey to their first major-label release

June 14, 2022 Martin Johnson 0
The challenges of forming a band with your friends in a town so small there is no local music scene. Americana fans will probably have picked up that there is a bit of a buzz around […]
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49 Winchester “Fortune Favors the Bold”

May 11, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0
Excellent fourth album from up-and-coming, award-winning country-soul band from central Appalachia, 49 Winchester. 49 Winchester are from the small mountain town of Castlewood in southwest Virginia’s Russell County, taking their name from the childhood home address […]

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Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

September 7, 2026 0
Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]
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Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

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Insightful lyrics and a delicate voice contrast with full-bodied horns to make a debut that feels authentically true to itself. They say art does not come easy, and that’s certainly something Elanor Moss found when trying […]
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Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

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Found festival reminded me of the very first End Of The Road back in 2006: compact, homely, community-orientated and skilfully curated. The panoramic melodies, wide pastoral instrumentation and whimsical lyricism of local-ish heroes Stornoway instantly induced […]

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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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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Video Premiere: Lady Nade “You’re My Number One”

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We are delighted to premiere ‘You’re My Number One’, the latest single from Lady Nade.  It is an uncomplicated, open-hearted song for everyone who has experienced love.  Refreshingly honest, Lady Nade finds and celebrates the joy […]
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Albert “Time Well Spent”

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Golden hour nostalgia and reminiscences from Treetop Flyers offshoot, Albert. ‘Time Well Spent’ is the debut album from Albert, a duo comprising Reid Morrison and Laurie Sherman of London country-soul band Treetop Flyers. The seeds of […]

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