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I Am Proud Collective “I AM PROUD – a tribute to Sojourner Truth”

March 9, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
This song was released for International Women’s Day (which was last Friday, if you need to be told), by a folk supergroup gathered under the I Am Proud Collective banner.  Featured on the song are Angeline […]

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Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Railroad Songs

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DIX “Ludovicus Bosco Hic Fuit”

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A reminder of our call for short fiction: Americana stories…

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Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Railroad Songs

April 16, 2026 4
At the remove of two hundred years, it is very hard, if not impossible, to fully comprehend the impact that the expansion of railroads throughout the world had in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The […]
Album Reviews

The Milk Carton Kids “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

April 16, 2026 0
Exquisite harmonies and faultless guitar work deliver songs of crystaline fragility. The Milk Carton Kids are back! A new album from the superb Milk Carton Kids is always something of a cause for celebration, here at […]
Live Reviews

Review: Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame – Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony

April 16, 2026 0
Two years ago, the ceremony honouring the inductees of the inaugural class of the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame (FARHoF) set the bar high indeed. Two thrilling and emotional evenings of music-making and camaraderie, memories […]

  • Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Railroad Songs
  • The Milk Carton Kids “Lost Cause Lover Fool”
  • Review: Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame – Class of 2025 Induction Ceremony
  • DIX “Ludovicus Bosco Hic Fuit”
  • A reminder of our call for short fiction: Americana stories…
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
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

April 7, 2026 0
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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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

April 7, 2026 0
In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]

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Seafarers “And Maybe I’m Scared” – Listen

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Duke & Goldie “Rocky Mountain Feeling” – Tuning in, tuning out

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There’s a rich Seventies feel to ‘Rocky Mountain Feeling‘ that’s as classic as the duo’s look.  It finds Duke & Goldie (that’s Eric “The Duke“ Duquette & Jena “Goldie“ Gogo by the way) trying to tune […]
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Video premiere: Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra “Wintertide”

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Composer Paul Mosley has reached his 10-year anniversary (Tin?) as a musician and to celebrate, while most people would buy a cake, he’s instead reuniting with his Red Meat Orchestra to release a new EP of […]

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