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Scotland Bluegrass Festival announces details of line up and expanded location – it’s got Biggar!

April 9, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Scotland’s biggest Bluegrass music festival is about to get even bigger and better. John Sheldon, who is the main man behind the event, a formidable banjo picker himself, first set up the Guildtown event in 1986 […]

Live Review: Glasgow Americana Festival, Various venues, Glasgow, 2nd-6th October 2024

October 15, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

One last fling as ever before the clocks fall back, heralding the coming of winter, Glasgow Americana Festival remains a beacon of light before the nights draw in. Now in its 18th year, the festival took […]

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2024

September 25, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Always a sign that the nights are drawing in, Glasgow’s own Americana Festival returns for its 18th year next week. Helmed by promoter Kevin Morris of The Fallen Angels Club, Glasgow Americana takes place in several […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

August 6, 2026 0

Here’s the sound of the summer; Marianne is upbeat folk from singer-songwriter Karl Bray. Featuring guitar from Paul Phillips, former member of Pooh Sticks, Marianne opens with a light strum before the song settles into its swaying […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]