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Book Review: Mitch Baranowski (editor) “Austin’s Music Scene: Your Guide to the City’s Most Iconic Artists & Venues”

March 10, 2026 Tim Martin 2
In 1991 Austin City Council declared the city the Live Music Capital of the World. The live music and festival scene has grown over the years, including internationally recognised events like South by Southwest and Sutin […]
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VERSIONS: “White Freightliner Blues”

September 26, 2023 Clint West 0
Unusually Townes Van Zandt’s ‘White Freightliner Blues’ first appeared on his ‘Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas’ album. So, in that same spirit I have chosen three live covers to feature on top of the […]

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Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

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Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

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Stornoway live at the Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks -29th to 31st August 2026

Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

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Jake Bugg returns with new album and UK & Ireland tour dates

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A. Lee Edwards “Interpreting Heart Sounds, Vol. 2”

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Album Reviews

Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

September 7, 2026 0
Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]
Album Reviews

Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

September 7, 2026 0
Insightful lyrics and a delicate voice contrast with full-bodied horns to make a debut that feels authentically true to itself. They say art does not come easy, and that’s certainly something Elanor Moss found when trying […]
Stornoway live at the Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks -29th to 31st August 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

September 7, 2026 1
Found festival reminded me of the very first End Of The Road back in 2006: compact, homely, community-orientated and skilfully curated. The panoramic melodies, wide pastoral instrumentation and whimsical lyricism of local-ish heroes Stornoway instantly induced […]

  • Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”
  • Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”
  • Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026
  • Jake Bugg returns with new album and UK & Ireland tour dates
  • A. Lee Edwards “Interpreting Heart Sounds, Vol. 2”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 251 “Life….”
  • Icarus Phoenix “The Oligarchy” – prepare for a shock
  • Video Premiere: Grey DeLisle “There’s The Door”
  • Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”
  • Keyside “Keyside”
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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 […]
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. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Shuffle: A Scottish Summer

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This week a collision of circumstances gave me the idea for this column. Firstly I had to abandon my initial idea for the column, as it turns out not everything is on the internet (more about […]
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Video: Richard Thompson “Beeswing”

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This week’s retro slot includes a rare sighting of the top of Richard Thompson’s head.  The winner of the UK Americana Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017 here plays a stunning live version of one of […]
Album Reviews

Zach Phillips “The Wine of Youth” (Independent, 2020)

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Noticing that his friends wanted something to listen to during quarantine, San Diego based singer-songwriter Zach Phillips decided to release ‘The Wine of Youth’ earlier than he first anticipated, but with his music described as ‘a […]

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