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Preview: Chris Shiflett and Willy Cobb arrive for UK dates next month

February 1, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2
Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has announced Willy Cobb as support on his forthcoming headline tour in March, which concludes with a show at London’s Electric Ballroom on the 27th. Tickets are available here. Cobb says, […]
Album Reviews

Chris Shiflett “Lost At Sea”

October 30, 2023 Paul Kerr 0
Another slice of energetic rock, roots and punk from stadium rocker who tries to keep his feet on the ground You have to admire Chris Shiflett for not resting on his stadium rock laurels. As guitarist […]
Tracks

Chris Shiflett “Long, Long, Year” – seems like so much longer…

August 9, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Chris Shiflett says of his new song that: “The line ‘It’s been a long, long year’ was rattling around my head for obvious reasons, but I framed it as a love song,” and ‘Long, Long Year‘ […]
Live Reviews

Chris Shiflett, 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, 13th June 2017

June 20, 2017 KC Vines 0
In these reviews I often find myself harking back to a period in London’s long lost rock history: the pub rock and early punk days of 75/76 that, in particular, the west of the city became […]
News

RS Country streams entire Chris Shiflett album ahead of release

April 11, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
This is becoming a bit of a habit but a welcome one! RS Country reports: “A case could easily be made that Chris Shiflett is the busiest (and most hyphenated) man in rock & roll. However, […]

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Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Railroad Songs

April 16, 2026 5
At the remove of two hundred years, it is very hard, if not impossible, to fully comprehend the impact that the expansion of railroads throughout the world had in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The […]
Album Reviews

The Milk Carton Kids “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

April 16, 2026 0
Exquisite harmonies and faultless guitar work deliver songs of crystaline fragility. The Milk Carton Kids are back! A new album from the superb Milk Carton Kids is always something of a cause for celebration, here at […]
Live Reviews

Review: Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame – Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony

April 16, 2026 0
Two years ago, the ceremony honouring the inductees of the inaugural class of the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHoF) set the bar high indeed. Two thrilling and emotional evenings of music-making and camaraderie, memories […]

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

April 13, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

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 […]
Interviews

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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The Hiding Magpies “Searching For Gold”

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The Hiding Magpies are on their way to making a great English-rooted Americana album. Magpies are considered to be among more intelligent creatures, according to practically all descriptions of this talking bird. They say they are […]
Tracks

Mad Crush “Listen, The Snow Is Falling” – Listen

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We could have pulled a fast one on you here valued reader – we premiered Mad Crush’s single ‘Northern Lights‘ at the end of October, and that’s got a bit of a wintry connection.  We could […]
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Pick of the Political Pops: Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi”

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This week we were reminded again by those who know that global warming is going to kill the planet and take us all with it. Then again we were reminded of that last week and the […]

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