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Video: Delta Spirit “Home Again”

September 23, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Excellent guitar and catchy hooks are a feature, once again, of the latest video from Delta Spirit.  Like the song, the video is warm, uplifting and emotional.  It’s taken from the brand new album, ‘What […]

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Delta Spirit “What Is There” (New West, 2020)

September 18, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

This is a bit of a surprise. Delta Spirit released their fourth album, ‘Into The Wide’, in 2014 to general critical acclaim and  some commercial success. Since then, vocalist and co-founder Matthew Logan Vasquez has […]

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Video: Delta Spirit “How Bout It”

July 23, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is an excellent new single from Delta Spirit.  The video, directed by Michael Parks Randa, really captures the essence of the song and features footage of 30 Americans living in isolation during the coronavirus […]

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Johnny Ironsights “Murder Mountain”

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March 3, 2021 0
Personal reflections and big vocals from Phoenix-based songwriter Johnny Ironsights is a Phoenix based artist who describes himself as “punk-roots alt-country” and if that’s not enough genres rolled together for you, his publicity also throws [...]
Kate Vargas Wolfish and wandering

Kate Vargas “For The Wolfish & Wandering”

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March 3, 2021 0
Lots of potential, but not much of it realised on this album of mixed styles and influences. Kate Vargas claims  PJ Harvey and Tom Waits as her two big influences, along with Kat Edmonson. Edmonson [...]
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Various Artists “Songs for Suzy”

March 2, 2021 0
Benefit album of rural blues and mountain folk for rustic folk artist Suzy Smith. An album raising funds for Georgia based folk artist Suzy Smith, who is currently fighting cancer and autoimmune disorder. Her art, [...]
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Trailhead “Into The Mountains”

March 2, 2021 0
Simple but effective “Eurocana” from Germany’s Trailhead, following his journey over the Alps. In a time where we’re all learning to appreciate the simple things in life, Trailhead comes out with something that allows us [...]
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Gillian Welch “All the Good Times”

March 1, 2021 0
Not the most sparkling selection of songs but well made by an established pair. This collection contains songs by Bob Dylan, John Prine, Elizabeth Cotten and Norman Blake, as well as new arrangements of traditional [...]

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Classic Americana Albums: Linda Ronstadt “Don’t Cry Now”

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March 3, 2021 0

By the time Linda Ronstadt was reaching the height of her fame in the mid-70s it was taken as read that the artist wrote their songs. So, it was a topic that interviewers brought up […]

Johnny Ironsights “Murder Mountain”

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March 3, 2021 0

Personal reflections and big vocals from Phoenix-based songwriter Johnny Ironsights is a Phoenix based artist who describes himself as “punk-roots alt-country” and if that’s not enough genres rolled together for you, his publicity also throws […]

Kate Vargas Wolfish and wandering

Kate Vargas “For The Wolfish & Wandering”

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March 3, 2021 0

Lots of potential, but not much of it realised on this album of mixed styles and influences. Kate Vargas claims  PJ Harvey and Tom Waits as her two big influences, along with Kat Edmonson. Edmonson […]

Willie Nelson to publish “Letters to America”

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March 3, 2021 0

The publisher Harper Horizon has announced a new book from country legend Willie Nelson – ‘Letters to America’ is written by the man himself with his friend Turk Pipkin, and lands on June 29th. The […]

Chloe Foy “Left Centred Weight” – Listen

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It’s more than a year since Chloe Foy graced the Paper Dress Vintage stage as part of AmericanaFest 2020, with promises of gigs to come and an exciting year planned.  Well, it was an exciting […]

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