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Book reviews

Paperback Riders: Emily St. John Mandel – “Station Eleven”

August 1, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Rereading Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ for last month’s edition of Paperback Riders, I was reminded of another, and in my view far better, “post-apocalyptic” novel. ‘Station Eleven‘ is about a worldwide pandemic, The Georgia Flu, that […]

Features

There’ll be Music Everywhere: 2022 in the Rear View Mirror

December 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

And it has become a cliché now – this has been a weird year.  But if you say that at the end of every year for five or six years in a row then has it […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Bill Callahan, Manchester Albert Hall – 6th November 2022

November 15, 2022 Paul Wilson 0

Coming onto Manchester’s Albert Hall stage to the strains of Tina Turner’s ‘Private Dancer’, a song that doesn’t immediately strike you as an obvious touchstone for Bill Callahan’s often gentle brand of americana, instantly feels like […]

News

Bill Callahan announces UK dates

June 29, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Drag City have announced the return of Bill Callahan to UK shores later this year – Callahan will play five exclusive performances “wherein Bill (guitar) and his cohorts,Matt Kinsey (guitar), Jim White (drums) and Dustin Laurenzi (tenor sax), […]

News

Bonnie Prince Billy and Bill Calahan announce new album – new song out now

November 8, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

Bill Calahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy are releasing ‘The Blind Date Party’ on December 10th. The album is the culmination of half a year of collaborations online and will be released on 2xLP/2xCD/2xCS. The tracks feature […]

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Something for the weekend: The Burrito Brothers “Christmas Moon”

Tracks
December 8, 2023 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dearest reader and if you’re not already sick of the Christmas mush rush (we promise to not overdose you), we’re leaving you until Monday with a track [...]

Jingle Bells Friday – probably time to get that tree up…

Features
December 8, 2023 0
It is a vexed question – when to put the tree up?  Some do it in November, some wait for Christmas Eve and some don’t have a tree at all.  And really it’s all about [...]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 123

December 8, 2023 0
Undiluted joy. As regular readers will know I present the weekly Sounds from beyond the Shed radio show which goes out live on www.crmk.co.uk on a Tuesday night and is then followed by a Mixcloud [...]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: The Vulgar Boatmen “Heartbeat” Jools Holland’s Later, June 1995

December 8, 2023 2
One of my most vivid musical memories from the nineties was coming across a new CD by the wonderfully named The Vulgar Boatmen called ‘Opposite Sex‘. It was 1995 and this album was on the [...]
Album Reviews

Julie Arsenault “Nothing Sweeter”

December 8, 2023 0
A collection of intense and inspired songs of the heart. The accompanying PR with this album says, “Please refrain from listening if you are in a hurry”. That is definitely good advice. This is an [...]
  • Something for the weekend: The Burrito Brothers “Christmas Moon”
  • Jingle Bells Friday – probably time to get that tree up…
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 123
  • Classic Clips: The Vulgar Boatmen “Heartbeat” Jools Holland’s Later, June 1995
  • Julie Arsenault “Nothing Sweeter”
  • Cary Morin “Indian Hunters Return” – the stories seen in a painting
  • Video Premiere: Connor Daly “Wishin'”
  • The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Lyndon Bolton
  • Jaspar Lepak “P Is For Placenta” – celebrating the powerhouse of life
  • Christmas Video Premiere: The Delines “Christmas In Atlantis”
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  • dave roth: Best Video Of The Year 2023. Song and Visual outstanding. Well planned executed and coordinated. The song and video can…
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Interviews

Interview: Julian Taylor has many irons in the fire, and can’t wait to see “his” band again

December 6, 2023 1

The Deputy Editor finally managed to bridge the time gap to talk to Julian Taylor at home in Canada.  He explained about how his latest albums came about, spoke about his new career-spanning release, and confessed […]

Interviews

Interview: Robert Rex Waller Jr. on why he decided to show his pop country side and cry

December 5, 2023 0

How a challenging vocal journey has led to growth as an artist. I See Hawks In L.A. have helped keep West Coast country rock alive in the 21st Century, and founder member Robert Rex Waller Jr. […]

Interviews

Interview: Louis Michot on why it has taken over 20 years to release a solo album

November 28, 2023 0

Louis Michot reveals himself to be more than simply a purveyor of Louisiana music. As a member of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers singer-songwriter and fiddle player Louis Michot has released […]

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Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 46

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

August 31, 2023 27

How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]

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Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 25

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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