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Gold Star “Phantom Sam” – anyone seen him?

January 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
After the riot of sound from yesterday we thought we’d swing to the other genre end of thoughtful and melodic, with hints at the bedroom folk we used to be so fond of. Although in this […]
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Gold Star “Fentanyl” – no good comes this way

October 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1
Marlon Rabenreither was born in Austria, but he is now LA based and has spent a decade recording as Gold Star. On albums such as ‘Big Blue’ and ‘Uppers and Downers’, Rabenreither’s lovelorn lyricism and languid melodic sensibility helped […]

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Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”

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The (Dixie) Chicks at Madison Square Garden, New York, 20th June 2003

Anniversary Cheers: The Chicks “Taking The Long Way” celebrates 20 years

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Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026

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Sally Jaye “You’ll Be Okay, Baby”

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Album Reviews

Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”

October 7, 2026 0
Dude Cervantes and The Panchos follow up last year’s live record with their second album: a carefully considered studio effort that blends that live energy with focused instrumental and engineering maturity. Billion Dollar Art comes out […]
Rainbow Body
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Big names combine as Rainbow Body to create environmentally focussed album

October 7, 2026 0
Rainbow Body is a new musical collaboration featuring Taylor Goldsmith and Griff Goldsmith (Dawes), Rick Mitarotonda (Goose), Eric Krasno (Lettuce, Soulive), Ross James (Phil Lesh & The Terrapin Family Band), and Adam MacDougall (Chris Robinson Brotherhood, […]
The (Dixie) Chicks at Madison Square Garden, New York, 20th June 2003
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Anniversary Cheers: The Chicks “Taking The Long Way” celebrates 20 years

October 7, 2026 0
The Chicks re-release their wonderful 2026 ‘comeback’ album on triple vinyl and streaming platforms, with extra tracks and demos. In 2006, after a four-year break (ostensibly for family and parenting reasons), The Dixie Chicks, as they […]

  • Dude Cervantes and The Panchos “Billion Dollar Art”
  • Big names combine as Rainbow Body to create environmentally focussed album
  • Anniversary Cheers: The Chicks “Taking The Long Way” celebrates 20 years
  • Live Review: My Darling Clementine, Hen & Chicken, Bristol – 1st October 2026
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
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 track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

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Ryan Dugré “Glace Bay” – Listen

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Middle of the week, well we know how that feels – so here’s a short tune that should take you away from wherever you are to the wide-open spaces. And if you happen to be in […]
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Cua “In Flight Off The Islands” (Independent, 2019)

January 9, 2020 0
The press release accompanying Cua’s (pronounced CooAhh) latest album quotes AUK’s Jeremy Searle discussing their last release. He said then: “this Irish trio stands right at the forefront of contemporary cutting-edge folk”. And that still stands […]
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Emily Nenni announces the release of new album “Drive & Cry”

February 28, 2024 0
Fresh from her nomination as best honky tonk female at the Ameripoitan Music Awards, Emily Nenni has announced the release of her new album “Drive & Cry” on New West on 3rd May. After the artistic […]

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