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For the Sake of the Song: Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez “Him Who Saved Me”

May 5, 2026 Darren Lumbroso 1
A few weeks ago, James Wesley Voight, otherwise known as Chip Taylor, died. He is best known for writing classics such as Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning; however, the songs he wrote for and […]
Album Reviews

Chip Taylor “Words From Holy Gardens”

April 21, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Poignancy heaped upon poignancy on Taylor’s final recordings Words From Holy Gardens was already a very emotionally wrought record, featuring as it does Chip Taylor’s home recordings of his responses to aging and in particular to […]
Features

The Songs Remain: Chip Taylor (1940 -2026)

April 2, 2026 Martin Johnson 4
New York country-influenced songwriter who inadvertently helped launch Jimi Hendrix’s career. He may have been the brother of Jon Voight, and the uncle of Angelina Jolie, but Chip Taylor was a songwriter’s songwriter, who maintained his […]
Album Reviews

Chip Taylor “The Truth And Other Things”

March 5, 2025 Peter Churchill 0
Songwriting legend delivers a triple album full of reflection and feeling. Chip Taylor has, to put it mildly, been around a long time.  A very long time. In a career that spans over 60 years he […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Chip Taylor on “The Truth and Other Things”

March 4, 2025 Martin Johnson 1
How the legendary King Records took a chance on a young New York-based country songwriter. While he may be the brother of Jon Voight and the uncle of Angelina Jolie, Chip Taylor has managed to carve […]

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

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The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]
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Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0
The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

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Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
  • Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers
  • Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates
  • All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December
  • Live Review: Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes + Riley Catherall, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 25th July 2026
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

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Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Captivating melancholia on debut album from Scandicana duo. For a band whose recorded output amounted to just two LPs and a handful of EPs, The Civil Wars’ influence on artists who came after them is somewhat […]
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Video: Harbottle & Jonas “Was It You?”

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From their debut album The Sea Is My Brother, out on February 22nd, this is a great live take of a beautiful song from Devon duo Harbottle & Jonas.

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