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Book/EP Review: dASHDOWN “Lyrics From the Heartland” and “jAGUAR”

April 2, 2025 Tim Martin 0
A book of introspective lyrics which stand alone but take on new life when matched with his incendiary music. Chicago, by way of Cirencester and Surrey, musician Dave Ashdown started thinking about a book of his […]
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Tracks

dASHDOWN “Cottonmouth Blues” – Fun times in Florida

May 13, 2024 Ed Donnelly 1
dASHDOWN gets the ‘Cottonmouth Blues’ down in Florida.  Clever wordplay and laid-back vocals make this track a standout.  The song is a tribute to the Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen in Bradenton, FL. The artist tells how […]
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Tracks

dASHDOWN “Can’t Get Too High or Low” – new music inspired by a Florida tempest

January 30, 2024 Ed Donnelly 1
dASHDOWN weathers a hurricane and delivers a raspy-voiced rhapsody with ‘Can’t Get Too High or Low’.   Dave Ashdown, previously with Waiting For Henry, has his third solo EP. This is his third solo release and features […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

News
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Classic Clips: John Moreland “Heart’s Too Heavy” – recorded at 25th Street Studio, Oakland, CA. 7th April 2015

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Jordan Renzi “On Your Side”

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

April 10, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
Album Reviews

Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

April 10, 2026 0
Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
News

Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

April 10, 2026 1
Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

  • Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”
  • Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”
  • Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”
  • Classic Clips: John Moreland “Heart’s Too Heavy” – recorded at 25th Street Studio, Oakland, CA. 7th April 2015
  • Jordan Renzi “On Your Side”
  • The Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time: 1st – Townes Van Zandt “Pancho and Lefty”
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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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Jason Hawk Harris “Thin Places”

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Impressive alt-country telling of a mother’s death and the subsequent healing. ‘Thin Places’ is an unusual album in that it is nearly all concerned with one event, the death of Jason Hawk Harris’ mother, and its […]
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Video clip: Teenage Fanclub “I’m in Love”

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Embla And The Karidotters “Bluebird” – Blue Birds, Blue Moons, no Blues

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So, what is this?  Country Rock Tuesday?  Maybe it is.  Certainly ‘Bluebird‘ from Norwegian band Embla And The Karidotters has a strong country rock feel that includes a shake of Southern Rock guitar breaks – and […]

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