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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ryan Adams

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Ryan Adams is one of the most talented and indeed prolific singer/songwriters of his generation, with a rich canon of work to support this assertion. Despite his undoubted talent Adams has had some well publicised issues […]
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Kentucky country and Rust Belt rock with a dash of La Dolce Vita. He may have been born and brought up in Kentucky and is currently a resident of Cincinnati, but singer-songwriter Nicholas Johnson has a […]
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Interview: Jarrod Dickenson on why he had to talk big

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Born in Texas but with a love of the UK. Jarrod Dickenson may originally be from Texas but he has built a dedicated fanbase in the UK, and he has just completed a short tour promoting […]
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Brand new Americana Fest in Bath announced for this July

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The line-up for a new comedy and music festival in the American Museum and Gardens in Bath has been released. Called simply “Americana Fest”, the weekender will include a star-studded selection of American ex-pat comedians, and […]
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Festival Review: Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk, 3rd – 5th September 2021

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During his performance on the Barn Stage at the Maverick Festival, Dean Owens summed up how everyone was feeling, artists and audience alike: “Nice to see some real people. It’s like starting the football season without […]

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Classic Clips: Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” & “Mr. Soul” – The Hollywood Palace, 8th April 1967

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Debut album and London launch show for new Nashville act Maisy Owen

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Nashville native Maisy Owen has announced the release of her debut album Dark On A Sunny Day on 1st May 2026 via Tompkins Square.  Owen will be performing a gig at London’s Theatreship on 23rd June […]
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Classic Clips: Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” & “Mr. Soul” – The Hollywood Palace, 8th April 1967

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The Hollywood Palace was an hour-long American Television variety show which broadcast from January 1964 until February 1970. Unlike the Ed Sullivan Show, this one had a different presenter each week. This classic clip from 1967 […]
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Luke James Williams “Lime Hotel”

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A poetic sophomore album showing future promise. Loss is never an easy experience, though it can elicit very different responses. As rising alternative folk artist Luke James Williams explains, “Grief is universal, but it often feels […]

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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

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

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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 […]
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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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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 […]

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Soulful Joyann Parker to release her fourth album at the end of March

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