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Live Review: Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, The Long Road Festival – August 27th 2022

September 9, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Annual country roots and Americana weekend The Long Road Festival took place again on the August Bank Holiday at Stanford Hall. Fifteen thousand cowboy hats and pairs of boots turned their eyes and ears to The […]

Unsung Heroes of Americana – Vassar Clements, Fiddle Player

June 3, 2021 Rick Bayles 5

There are some that might question whether Vassar Clements can truly be described as “Unsung” when he has played on over 200 recordings, some forty of which are in his own name or as a featured […]

Bob Dylan “Bootleg Series 15: Travellin’ Thru” (Columbia Records, 2019)

November 26, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The first impression of ‘Bootleg Series 15: Travelin’ Thru‘ is how small it looks in comparison to recent releases in the Dylan archive series – we’ve been spoilt of course but this is no ‘Live ’66 […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

April 17, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Regular readers will no doubt be sick to death now of me plugging this guy but his stuff is so good and as if any more proof was […]

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0

Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

April 17, 2026 0

Utah band on a roll with their second ‘comeback’ album after a 15-year hiatus. You feel as though you should showcase this band in our Feature article More People Really Should Know About..…because, despite the fact […]

Live Review: Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives, The Long Road Festival – August 27th 2022

Unsung Heroes of Americana – Vassar Clements, Fiddle Player

Bob Dylan “Bootleg Series 15: Travellin’ Thru” (Columbia Records, 2019)

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelie “Where’s Your Love Now (Waxahatchee Version)”

Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

Remedy Motel “Counting Sand”

Book review: Richard Houghton “Iain Matthews: A People’s History”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joseph Martone