Anais Mitchell – Americana UK

Film of “Hadestown: The Musical” gets limited release in October

August 19, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Hadestown, the musical co-written by Anais Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin, has earned many accolades, including eight Tony Awards in 2019, including Best Musical, and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. But if you […]

Mary Chapin Carpenter shares her “Personal History” in June

April 28, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and performer Mary Chapin Carpenter will release her anticipated new album “Personal History” on June 6th via Lambent Light/Thirty Tigers. In advance of the release, the song ‘Bitter Ender’ is out today […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Anaïs Mitchell Songs

April 10, 2025 John Lee 1

Anaïs Mitchell is one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters of her generation, blending folk traditions with deeply personal and politically resonant storytelling. Best known for her folk opera “Hadestown”, her work spans a wide range of […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 176 “Spring or Springtime for Hitler…?”

March 14, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Just for a moment there, I thought Spring had sprung. I woke yesterday with a… forgive me… spring in my step and the air was full of singing birds this morning. There was also an email […]

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Ani DiFranco brings her “Unprecedented Sh!t” to the UK/EU in 2025

December 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

(As ever we are not prurient about four letter words in these parts but the Mailchimp NSFW filter zaps them). Singer/songwriter/feminist/author Ani DiFranco has announced that she will be extending her “Unprecedented Sh!t: The Tour” to […]

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

September 21, 2026 2

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 […]