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Live Review: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany – 12th-13th July 2024

July 22, 2024 Oliver Gray 3

The market for Americana in Germany is not large. Josh Rouse was telling me the other day that it isn’t worth his while to tour there because audiences, in contrast to other parts of Europe, are […]

Live Review: The 7 Hills Songwriters Festival, Assembly Rooms Bath, 16th March 2024

March 28, 2024 Tim Martin 0

The Assembly Rooms in Bath were the heart of fashionable society in 18th Century Bath. The Octagon Room, home to the main event today, gets a mention in Jane Austen and Charles Dickens and is one […]

Live Review: Matt Owen & The Delusional Vanity Project, Album launch @ Sound Lounge, London – 16th February 2024

February 26, 2024 Ken Beveridge 0

It is a busy, vibrant crowd that take their seats at Sutton’s popular Sound Lounge in anticipation of hearing the launch of Matt Owens’ newest album – ‘Way Out West’ – the follow-up to the ex-Noah […]

The future of live music is in our hands

January 31, 2024 Tim Martin 0

The BBC ran an item on their website last week: “Grassroots live music venues suffer ‘most challenging year’, report says.” The BBC loves a negative news story, and there’s no getting away from the fact that venues […]

AmericanaFest Showcase Preview – 24th January 2024, Hackney Venues

January 24, 2024 Jonathan Aird 3

Well, did you have a good Tuesday? Ready to go again into the AmericanaFest Showcases? It’s the same deal as last night – the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) have total control over Moth Club, Paper […]

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

August 6, 2026 0

A respectful and traditional tribute to Phil Ochs. Volume 1 of this collaborative tribute by Phil Odgers of The Men They Couldn’t Hang and John Kettle of Merry Hell was birthed in the dark days of […]

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

August 6, 2026 0

For more than two decades, Freddy Trujillo has quietly built one of the most distinctive careers in American roots music. Whether anchoring the rhythm section as bassist for Richmond Fontaine and The Delines or as a […]

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 […]

Live Review: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany – 12th-13th July 2024

Live Review: The 7 Hills Songwriters Festival, Assembly Rooms Bath, 16th March 2024

Live Review: Matt Owen & The Delusional Vanity Project, Album launch @ Sound Lounge, London – 16th February 2024

The future of live music is in our hands

AmericanaFest Showcase Preview – 24th January 2024, Hackney Venues

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album

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

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

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