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Classic Clips

Classic Clips: David Ford “I Don’t Care What You Call Me” – The Convent Club Chapel, 2015

July 11, 2025 Paul Russell 1
It’s something special when a debut album makes a real impact – we don’t know what to expect – a fresh experience. So when a new name manages to really nail it with their first release, […]
Previews

Live Preview: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 4th–6th July 2025

April 29, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0
A highlight in the Americana musical calendar is always the annual Maverick Festival in Suffolk.  The first Americana festival in the UK, Maverick has been attracting audiences to the barns of Easton Farm Park since 2008.  […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Jarrod Dickenson + JP Ruggieri + David Ford, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich – 24th March 2023

April 11, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0
The Norwich Arts Centre was packed out for a Friday night in the company of Jarrod Dickenson and friends.  Dickenson has performed at this converted church a number of times over the years and commented on […]
Videos

Video Review of the Year 2022

December 23, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
It’s that time of year again, folks, when we look forward to some festive fun and reflect on another year that has flown by (they do seem to be getting quicker).  Throughout another turbulent year, our […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Annie Dressner + David Ford, Junction 2, Cambridge – 24th September 2022

October 12, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
The intimate Junction 2 in Cambridge provided the setting for the closing gig of Annie Dressner’s long-delayed headline UK tour, an excellent venue for an outstanding evening of entertainment.  This was a particularly special show because […]

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Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

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Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

Album Reviews
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Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

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Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

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News

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 0
Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]
Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0
Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]
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Album Reviews

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

September 22, 2026 0
Warm, wistful country-leaning songs find their strength in memory, reflection and some lovely understated musical touches. There is something appropriately old-fashioned about Just Like a Black and White Film, the sixth studio album from Dave Sutherland. […]

  • Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November
  • More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott
  • Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”
  • Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates
  • Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”
  • Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”
  • Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting
  • Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music
  • Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”
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Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Interview: Matt North on how drumming and screenwriting made him a songwriter

February 2, 2022 0
Get the best, how Matt North got Wilco’s producer, Lucinda Williams’ guitarist, Emmylou Harris’s bassist, and Chris Stapleton’s keyboardist to work with him. There aren’t many singer-songwriters who get to middle-age before starting their solo recording […]
Album Reviews

Gold Light “Zephyr” (Bailey Park, 2019)

November 7, 2019 0
Joe Chang, aka Gold Light, has been releasing music since 2013 from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. ‘Zephyr‘, his fourth album, was all written, performed and mixed by Chang himself and recorded over just […]
Tracks

Me&You “S.O.L.” – Listen

March 2, 2020 0
S.O.L ?  Yeah – well it’s to protect your delicate sensitivities, oh fans of Americana but we are fearless – hear us roar – and we are here to tell you that if you listen to […]

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