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Interview: Annie Dressner on “I Thought It Would Be Easier”

April 24, 2024 Martin Johnson 0
A singer-songwriter who sees the sometimes positive aspect of sadness. Annie Dressner, who has been a bit of an Americana favourite over the years, has just released her fourth album, ‘I Thought It Would Be Easier’ […]
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Annie Dressner “I Thought It Would Be Easier”

April 4, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0
New sounds for old emotions. Originally from New York City, but now settled in Cambridge (the UK one), Annie Dressner is a singer-songwriter of rare subtlety, and ‘I Thought It Would Be Easier’ is her fourth […]
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Video Premiere: Annie Dressner “Dance We Do”

February 5, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0
The latest single from Annie Dressner is a fine example of her conversational singing style and smart lyrics.  In ‘Dance We Do’, Dressner launches immediately into her melodic vocal and intimate, understated delivery, focusing our attention […]
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Clay Parker & Jodi James “Your Very Own Dream”

January 16, 2024 Viv Fish 0
Moody, mad and marvellously magical. Absurdity, weird, strange, and chaotic are not words you might expect to employ when describing your work, but these are just a few of the descriptors used by duo Clay Parker […]
Videos

Video: Annie Dressner “Black and White”

October 26, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
The latest single from Annie Dressner finds her in a reflective mood.  ‘Black and White’ has a deep sense of sadness at its heart as Dressner shares her memories and feelings about a former partner.  As […]

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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”

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“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 […]
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Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now

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Buena Vista Social Club 30th Anniversary Edition is out now via World Circuit Records. Produced by Ry Cooder and Executive Produced by Nick Gold, the classic multi-million-selling Grammy-winning album has been reissued on ‘pearl sunrise’ colour double-LP, […]

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  • Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now
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  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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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 […]
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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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