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Billy Bragg, The Junction, Cambridge, 26th November 2019

December 5, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1
Billy Bragg is out on his “1-step forward, 2-steps back” tour which sees him hit a town for a three night stand – a gig with his current mixed set, a gig drawing solely on his […]
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Best of Billy Bragg at the BBC due next month

August 30, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
A lot of Bs for one headline. Billy Bragg has announced the release of ‘Best Of Billy Bragg At The BBC 1983 – 2019’, a compilation of classic performances at the BBC from the early 80s […]
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Rock Island Line 65th Anniversary, Cadogan Hall, London, 13th July 2019

July 24, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
There’s no real reason why in the mid-1950s a form of music already more or less forgotten in its homeland should have got a revival in the UK. Yet the short-lived Skiffle craze – a wild […]
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Black Deer adds Billy Bragg and Yola to the line-up

April 4, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
Black Deer is our americana festival of choice at the moment, boasting as it does a stellar lineup featuring americana and country artists from every bit of the genres, and today they’ve announced more names for […]
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Billy Bragg announces UK dates, lots of them

February 5, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
National treasure (I think we can call him that now?) Billy Bragg has confirmed details of a 2019 U.K. and Ireland tour entitled “One Step Forward. Two Steps Back.” In each town Bragg will perform three unique […]

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Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

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Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]
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Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

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Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]
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Tenderness “True”

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Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

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Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

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Israel Nash + Treetop Flyers + Brent Cowles, Scala, London, 22nd November 2018

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Israel Nash proved tonight that not only can he rock out with the best of them, but his big musical sound also draws from the desert folklore of that part of Dripping Springs in Texas where […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Songs: Ohia “Magnolia Electric Co.”

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‘Magnolia Electric Co.’ is the place to enter the world of Jason Molina. It draws together the essential elements of his music to the point that is most accessible, combining alt-country, low-fi and indie-rock seamlessly. In […]
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Darlingside “Look Up & Fly Away” (More Doug/Thirty Tigers, 2019)

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Darlingside’s latest release is an EP of outtakes from 2018’s ‘Extralife.’ It’s fair to say though that any of the songs on ‘Look Up & Fly Away’ would have been well-deserving of a place on that album. […]

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