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February 14th folks… how did you forget?

February 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Now, this is what we’re talking about – themed track features.  We love them, and that’s a very appropriate description today.  Valentine’s Day.  If you’re celebrating it (it’s not compulsory or even appropriate for everyone, we […]
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Annie Hughes “Stay Awhile” – go on, you know you want to….

March 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
We’re easing you into Monday morning this week with a song that could easily be an ode to extending a Sunday feeling for just a bit longer…if Annie Hughes were to slip in the line “let’s […]
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Annie Hughes “Lucinda” – the pain of the loss

September 13, 2022 Jonathan Aird 2
Annie Hughes was born and raised in Tempe, Arizona, and now resides in Colorado.  She followed the well trod path to music through church and school choirs, along the way picking up a guitar for the […]

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Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now

Previews
September 21, 2026 0
Album art for Paper Verses Windstill

Paper Verses “Windstill”

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

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September 21, 2026 2

Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train

Tracks
September 21, 2026 0

Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy

Videos
September 21, 2026 0
Previews

Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now

September 21, 2026 0
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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Album Reviews

Paper Verses “Windstill”

September 21, 2026 0
Kent folk duo follow up two impressive EP releases with a beautiful debut. Paper Verses are a folk duo based in Broadstairs, Kent. Simone Lincoln and Matt Evans have released their debut full-length collection following two […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”

September 21, 2026 2
I went to Brighton this week to see The Jayhawks. They were playing at the newly restored Corn Exchange. The gig was being promoted by the excellent Brighthelmstone Promotions, and a good time was promised and […]

  • Genre changing Buena Vista Social Club album 30th Anniversary Edition out now
  • Paper Verses “Windstill”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 245 “Stop….thief…”
  • Brown Wimpenny “Shady Grove” – chugs like a fast train
  • Video: Ethan Setiawan & Fine Ground “Ships at Sea” – wonderfully-warm and woozy
  • Something for the weekend: Teenage Fanclub “Be With You Tonight”
  • Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”
  • Live Review: Buddy Miller, Ryman Auditorium , Nashville – 13th September 2026
  • Classic Clip: Alison Krauss, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas “The Boxer”— Library of Congress, Washington, 2007
  • The Dreaming Spires and Annie Keating join forces for single and live dates
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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 […]
Interviews

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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Abigail Lapell “Getaway” (Coax Records, 2019)

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Abigail Lapell hails from Toronto and is a talented lady, having a strong voice with an impressive range, plus the ability to play a range of instruments. She can write as well having penned all eleven […]
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Classic Clips: Danny Schmidt “Engagement Song” – GreenHouse Concert SXSW Showcase 2013

August 23, 2024 0
From the pen of one of the most compelling songwriters of modern times, this is the song that Danny Schmidt serenaded to his then-to-be wife, Carrie Elkin, as a marriage proposal. Known on the video clip […]
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Jim Keller releases first ever European vinyl retrospective called “Vinylly!”

May 29, 2026 0
You see what he did there? Multi-talented singer, songwriter, and musician Jim Keller is to release Vinylly!, a collection of 14 of his finest songs from the last 15 years, and his first-ever European vinyl release. […]

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