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Continental Shift 5. Italy

January 8, 2025 Rick Bayles 2

Alt. Country is alive and well and sunning itself in Italy. If you’re going to write about americana music in Italy the logical place to start is with Stefano ‘Stiv’ Cantarelli and his great band, Satellite […]

Cheap Wine “Dreams” (Independent, 2017)

December 20, 2017 David Cowling 0

These Italian stalwarts have been pumping out Americana records for two decades now; this is their twelfth and the third in a trilogy that began with Based On Lies. This record, and the previous Beggar Town, share […]

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Joe Jackson ~ Hope and Fury.
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Except under supervision
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Something for the weekend: Here’s to Bob Harris

June 5, 2026 1

Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]

Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

June 5, 2026 0

Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]

Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

June 5, 2026 0

In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He also appeared on our Podcast […]

Continental Shift 5. Italy

Cheap Wine “Dreams” (Independent, 2017)

Something for the weekend: Here’s to Bob Harris

Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

Classic Clips: The Lost Gonzo Band with Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn “London Homesick Blues” – live from Texas Roadhouse, 1991

The Severed Limb “Skiffle in the Rain”