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Video Premiere: Ian Clement “Hardly”

September 10, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
The new video from Ian Clement features a brilliantly-executed, focused, emotional vocal performance and layers of unfolding sound that manage to be both gentle and dramatic simultaneously.  The video is simple but effective in reinforcing the […]

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Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”

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artwork for Sean Burns album "Better Off In Time"

Sean Burns “Better Off In Time & Other Songs For The Dance Floor”

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Record Store Day, Black Friday 2026 – here’s some of what’s on offer

News
October 13, 2026 0
artwork for Joy Oladokun album "Hope Is A Heavy Thing"

Joy Oladokun “Hope Is A Heavy Thing”

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The Talking Hearts “You Didn’t Make Me Cry” – I ask you, friend, what’s a fella to do?

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Interviews

Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”

October 13, 2026 0
Since his birth in Sussex in 1965, Wesley Stace has become a man of all colours, releasing 21 albums (17 under the nom de auteur-interprète John Wesley Harding), writing four books, organising the Cabinet of Wonders […]
artwork for Sean Burns album "Better Off In Time"
Album Reviews

Sean Burns “Better Off In Time & Other Songs For The Dance Floor”

October 13, 2026 0
Three chords and the truth from Canadian champion of traditional country. If the Americana umbrella can be shared with its neighbours in roots, folk, and country music, then Sean Burns is firmly in the old-time country […]
News

Record Store Day, Black Friday 2026 – here’s some of what’s on offer

October 13, 2026 0
Each year, Record Store Day arrives with an avalanche of releases on a whole variety of media. Generally produced in relatively small quantities and invariably described in terms of their exclusivity and collectability, they present a […]

  • Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”
  • Sean Burns “Better Off In Time & Other Songs For The Dance Floor”
  • Record Store Day, Black Friday 2026 – here’s some of what’s on offer
  • Joy Oladokun “Hope Is A Heavy Thing”
  • The Talking Hearts “You Didn’t Make Me Cry” – I ask you, friend, what’s a fella to do?
  • Video: Bess Atwell “The Act” – I can do this alone
  • Billy Bragg & Wilco’s “Mermaid Avenue” project returns with expanded “The Complete Sessions”
  • Afton Wolfe and The Snake Hunters “Live from the Fallout Shelter”
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Interview: Wesley Stace “I’m never satisfied with my artistic output”

October 13, 2026 0
Since his birth in Sussex in 1965, Wesley Stace has become a man of all colours, releasing 21 albums (17 under the nom de auteur-interprète John Wesley Harding), writing four books, organising the Cabinet of Wonders […]
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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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A showcase for their TV appearance that will certainly win new fans for their music. This EP is released on the back of recording the soundtrack for, and appear in, the TV awareness campaign for the […]
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Video: Jennifer Castle “Texas”

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This is rather good, enchanting in fact.  It’s the new single from Canbadian singer-songwriter Jennifer Castle’s third album Angels Of Death, due out on May 18th.

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