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Interview: Thirty Tigers’ President David Macias on why they are only a quasi-label

December 3, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How an enlightened attitude and a new business model helps bring major and developing artists’ music to market. David Macias is probably not a name that rings many bells with music fans, but if you have […]

Interview: Lauren Housley on her Northern and americana roots

April 21, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How AMAUK and Folk Alliance helped develop americana music recorded in Rotherham and Sheffield This can be seen as a companion piece to the recent interview with Declan O’Rourke (here) as both he and Lauren Housley […]

Interview: Declan O’Rourke on his friendship with John Prine, and working with Paul Weller

April 12, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

The shock of writing a self-portrait and the joy of recording an Ink Spots tribute with John Prine. Who says you can’t teach a dog new tricks? Declan O’Rourke had built a respected career as a […]

UK Americana Award 2021 winners revealed in virtual ceremony

January 29, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

The Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) last night announced the winners of 2021’s UK Americana Awards in a virtual ceremony celebrating the best in the genre both in the UK and internationally. Big winners Robert Vincent […]

Summertyne Americana Festival – Sunday, Free Stages, The Sage – Gateshead, 23rd July 2017

August 3, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

On the banks of the Tyne stands the silver bauble that is the Sage, its otherworldly structure home this weekend to some world class performers, surely covered elsewhere on these pages. The bit that always interests […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 1

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]