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Folk Tracks Roundup – October 2025

October 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, here we are, well into Autumn now and more than ready for another roundup of the happening sounds in the folk world that – hopefully – will appeal to you, the engaged readership of Americana […]
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Folk Tracks Roundup, July 2024

July 31, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, it’s still July so as we head into the depth of Folk Festival season – Cambridge just behind us, Sidmouth on the horizon as well as the (admittedly unverified) approximately 139 or so other folk […]

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Be Good Tanyas release 25th Anniversary vinyl edition of debut album “Blue Horse”

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September 15, 2026 0
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Cody Landress-Gibson “Music To Get By On”

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Live Review: Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle + Junior Brother + Sam Grassie, EartH, London – 3rd September 2026

Live Reviews
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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September 15, 2026 0

Hollow Hand takes Wish Road South out on the… apologies for this… road

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News

Be Good Tanyas release 25th Anniversary vinyl edition of debut album “Blue Horse”

September 15, 2026 0
Twenty-five years after The Be Good Tanyas introduced their singular take on folk music to the world, the celebrated Vancouver group has announced a special 25th anniversary edition of their debut album, Blue Horse, arriving November […]
artwork for Cody Landress-Gibson album - Music to Get By On
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Cody Landress-Gibson “Music To Get By On”

September 15, 2026 0
From punk to pedal steel, the Chattanooga storyteller lays bare the challenges of a tough year. This is a short, impactful record. Cody Landress-Gibson cuts to the chase and burrows into our hearts. His gut-twisting lyrics […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle + Junior Brother + Sam Grassie, EartH, London – 3rd September 2026

September 15, 2026 0
An Autumnal return to EartH (Experimental Arts Hackney) for a remarkable line-up in the converted cinema main hall.  Pentangle were one of the big four of British folk-rock bands alongside Fairport, Steeleye Span and the Incredible […]

  • Be Good Tanyas release 25th Anniversary vinyl edition of debut album “Blue Horse”
  • Cody Landress-Gibson “Music To Get By On”
  • Live Review: Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle + Junior Brother + Sam Grassie, EartH, London – 3rd September 2026
  • Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”
  • Hollow Hand takes Wish Road South out on the… apologies for this… road
  • Blue Twisted Steel “Turnstile Of Romance”
  • My Morning Jacket “Like A Hurricane” – take it to the bridge
  • Video Premiere: New Earth Farmers “Atmosphere”
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Bob Dylan “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)”
  • Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “The Standing Stones”
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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”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 […]
Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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Video Premiere: Sway Wild “Waves of the Wind”

September 22, 2022 1
Every element of ‘Waves of the Wind’, the new single from Sway Wild, is outstanding.  At the heart of Sway Wild is the duo Dave McGraw and Mandy Fer and they demonstrate excellent musicianship in their […]
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Video Premiere: ES Pearl Presents… Ed Snodderly “Fixing This Old Gate”

June 2, 2026 0
ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free is the latest collection of Appalachian sounds from the acclaimed Ed Snodderly, due to be released on 19th June 2026 on Majestic Records/Need to Know Music. Long celebrated, Snodderly is […]
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Great American Trainwreck “Sweet Pepper Jelly” – Listen

March 12, 2021 0
It’s a welcome return for Great American Trainwreck who bring their idiosyncratic take on Southern Rock, shot through with a bluesy funk, to ‘Sweet Pepper Jelly’, taken from their upcoming new album.  The band formed in […]

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