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Carter Sampson “Live at The Blue Door”

March 27, 2025 FredArnold 0
The Queen of Oklahoma re-interprets her back catalogue in a live solo setting with just guitar and her voice. Carter Sampson is Oklahoma through and through – she is even affectionately known as the self-styled Queen […]
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Live Review: Carter Sampson + Joe Martin, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 7th March 2025

March 18, 2025 Graeme Tait 4
Tonight’s concert at Lincolnshire’s premier Americana Music venue, the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, saw a return to the usual Friday evening residency but with a new name treading this hallowed stage for the first time. […]
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Live Review: Carter Sampson + Malcolm MacWatt, The Sun Inn, Beverley – 5th June 2024

June 14, 2024 Graeme Tait 0
Having crammed in half a dozen gigs in the last couple of weeks my own personal tour came to a close with a visit to, what for me is a new venue, The Sun Inn, nestled […]
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AmericanaFest Showcase Preview – 24th January 2024, Hackney Venues

January 24, 2024 Jonathan Aird 3
Well, did you have a good Tuesday?  Ready to go again into the AmericanaFest Showcases?  It’s the same deal as last night – the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) have total control over Moth Club, Paper […]
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Live Review: Carter Sampson + Amelia White, @ Sounds In The Suburbs, Glad Café, Glasgow – 8th July 2023

July 18, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
While the kids were getting on down at TRNSMT a couple of miles down the road, the sensible folk headed to Glasgow’s south side Glad Café for an engaging night of music from Oklahoma and East […]

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]
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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

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The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

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Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Video Premiere: David Starr “Lonesome Train”

May 21, 2025 0
Here’s the absorbing new song from Colorado-based Blues and Americana singer-songwriter David Starr. ‘Lonesome Train’ is a moody song based around pulsing energy and raw, compelling guitar work. It’s a classic Johnny Burnette track, brought up […]
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A Last Hurrah for Barry Marshall-Everitt

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A night that Americana UK is only too happy to support is a celebration of the life of Barry Marshall-Everitt at the Borderline in London – an event that’s particularly timely given the announcement concerning this […]
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As a Brit who often feels like an outsider looking in on the world of Americana and country, there is a lot to relate to in Charlie Marie; you see, while her musical leanings and cowboy […]

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