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Alison Brown & Steve Martin “New Cluck Old Hen” – features Della Mae

March 31, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Here’s a great new tune from youthful banjo prodigy Steve Martin and the even more youthful banjo prodigy Alison Brown.  That’s two banjos – so you know that we’re deep into the real Americana – we […]
Album Reviews

Steve Martin and Alison Brown “Safe, Sensible and Sane”

October 24, 2025 Tim Martin 0
A joyous set of songs built on collaboration where the principal players still have a place to shine. Banjoists Steve Martin and Alison Brown have called up a boatload of friends to guest on their album. […]
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Alison Brown and Steve Martin’s star-studded collaboration due mid-October

October 2, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
GRAMMY Award-winning banjoists Steve Martin and Alison Brown have announced their collaborative album, “Safe, Sensible and Sane”, which will be released on 17th October 2025 via Compass Records. Featuring guest appearances from big names like Jackson […]
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Alison Brown and Steve Martin (Featuring Tim O’Brien) “5 Days Out, 2 Days Back” – touring tales

April 2, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
It’s the tale of the touring life – away for 5 days straight and then home to the family for a couple of days and then…repeat.  It’s also a taste of an upcoming album from banjo […]
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Alison Brown and Steve Martin “Wall Guitar (Since You Said Goodbye)” – featuring Vince Gill

November 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
A new song from Alison Brown and her talented sidekick Steve Martin is always welcome.  Their latest collaboration began as a gentle clawhammer banjo melody and evolved into a wistful song about unrequited love, shimmering with […]

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Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 2
One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]
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Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 1
Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]
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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0
Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

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

August 26, 2026 0
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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Book Review: The Blind Boys of Alabama with Preston Lauterbach “Spirit of the Century”

May 9, 2024 0
Calling itself, “an insider history of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the longest running group in American music, and the untold story of their world, written with band members and key musical colleagues, drawing from the […]
Features

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Dave Cobb, Producer

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Continuing with our series of features on The Unsung Heroes of Americana,  where we take a look at some of the people, places and things that help to bring this genre of music to life, Richard Phillips is […]
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Video Premiere: DeFrance “Runaway Heart”

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Here’s some proper rootsy rock’roll to start the week.  With shades of Tom Petty and southern rock the Arkansas outfit absolutely nail it.  They’ve apparently got five (!) albums in the can waiting to go and […]

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