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Classic Americana Albums: Viktor Krauss “Far From Enough”

October 25, 2023 Tim Martin 0
When you can assemble a band that includes Jerry Douglas, Bill Frisell, drummer Steve Jordan (Charlie Watts chosen successor in The Rolling Stones) and Alison Krauss, even if the latter is your sister, then you must […]
Obituaries

The Song Remains: Kelly Joe Phelps 1959 – 2022

June 6, 2022 Martin Johnson 5
Kelly Joe Phelps reinvented country blues for the 21St Century americana audience. Guitarist and singer-songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps “died quietly at home in Iowa” on May 31, 2022, according to his Facebook page. While this low-key […]
Book Reviews

Book Review – Philip Watson “Bill Frisell: Beautiful Dreamer”

March 15, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0
An encapsulation of the diverse music, if not quite the life, of a major American musician. In an article in August 2020, about notable acoustic guitar players, I threw in a wild card with Bill Frisell. […]
Features

Here are ten notable acoustic guitarists

August 25, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 10
This top-ten is meant to highlight acoustic guitar music, usually without vocals or vocals that are secondary to the music and not generally what the artist is known for.  I had been thinking about John Fahey […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Old Crow Medicine Show

Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
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Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”

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Rainbow Body

Big names combine as Rainbow Body to create environmentally focussed album

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The (Dixie) Chicks at Madison Square Garden, New York, 20th June 2003

Anniversary Cheers: The Chicks “Taking The Long Way” celebrates 20 years

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Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026

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Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Old Crow Medicine Show

October 7, 2026 0
The Old Crow Medicine Show have been entertaining us throughout the 21st century. Led from the outset by the irrepressible Ketch Secor, they have cycled through some 17 members over that time, including such luminaries of […]
Album Reviews

Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”

October 7, 2026 0
Dude Cervantes and The Panchos follow up last year’s live record with their second album: a carefully considered studio effort that blends that live energy with focused instrumental and engineering maturity. Billion Dollar Art comes out […]
Rainbow Body
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Big names combine as Rainbow Body to create environmentally focussed album

October 7, 2026 0
Rainbow Body is a new musical collaboration featuring Taylor Goldsmith and Griff Goldsmith (Dawes), Rick Mitarotonda (Goose), Eric Krasno (Lettuce, Soulive), Ross James (Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band), and Adam MacDougall (Chris Robinson Brotherhood, […]

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  • Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”
  • Big names combine as Rainbow Body to create environmentally focussed album
  • Anniversary Cheers: The Chicks “Taking The Long Way” celebrates 20 years
  • Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026
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  • Kelly Hunt “Requiem for a Sleepless Night”
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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News

Americana Music Association (UK) Awards – the results

January 28, 2022 0
The Americana Music Association (UK) held their award show last night – with a reduced audience at The Sound Lounge and a larger audience for the live stream on Youtube (which you can catch here).  There’s […]
Videos

Video: Nathaniel Rateliff “All or Nothing”

April 21, 2020 0
‘All or Nothing’ is the visually mesmerising new video from Nathaniel Rateliff.  His melodic voice is at its most engaging, buoyed by a gentle groove.  The song is from the critically-acclaimed ‘And It’s Still Alright’, which […]
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Features

The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 5th – Gillian Welch “Revelator” (2001)

April 2, 2026 1
Revelator appeared six times in our writers’ lists, so claims the No 5 slot (although equal on points with three other songs). Dave Rawlings took over sole production duties for Time (Thee Revelator), the third album […]

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