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Various Artists “More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith”

September 18, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

A mighty and entirely merited salute to a giant of americana. Nanci Griffith would have turned 70 in July 2023 had she not died in August 2021 after a long illness.  To celebrate her life and […]

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Ida Mae “My Whispers Are Wildfire”

June 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Ida Mae have a new studio album, their third, called ‘Thunder Above You‘ which is set for release on August 25th.  ‘My Whispers Are Wildfire’ is the latest single taken form it and is in their characteristic […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Wood Festival, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 19th to 21st May 2023

May 30, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

The Wood Festival is a relatively small, family friendly affair organised by brothers Joe and Robin Bennett. It’s held in the grounds of Braziers Park, a gothic mansion nestling in the hills of South Oxfordshire, which […]

Tracks

Ida Mae (With Marcus King) “When Eden Was My Girl” – it was all so much easier back then

April 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s only one way to describe this new song from Ida Mae – and that is downright rough edged and dirty.  Or raw, that’s another way to describe it.  Visceral.  Ok – there are many ways […]

Live Reviews

Live review: Seven Hills Spring Festival, Komedia, Bath – 19th March 2023

March 30, 2023 Ken Beveridge 0

Whatever happened to Noah & The Whale? Well, I am not sure about the rest of the band, but I can let readers know what original member and bass guitarist, Matt Owens, is currently up to. […]

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  • Americana Vinyl Treasures : Splinter “The Place I Love” – Dark Horse Records, 1974

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  • Classic Clips: Jackson Browne with JD Souther – AMA Awards Ryman Auditorium, 2014

  • More People Should Really Know About: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams

  • Americana Vinyl Treasures: Mike Nesmith “The Prison”- Pacific Arts, 1975

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Our latest live reviews

  • Steve Tilston live Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln. 16th September 2023
    Live Reviews

    Live Review: Steve Tilston, Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln – 16th September 2023

  • Live Review: Septembersong, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 17th September 2023

  • Live Review: Bonny Light Horseman with the London Contemporary Orchestra, The Barbican, London – 15th September 2023

  • Live Review: The Unthanks Alldayer, The Barbican, London – 10th September 2023

  • Live Review: Tommy Prine + Old Man Boom, The Portland Arms, Cambridge – 3rd September 2023

  • Live Review: Graham Nash, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London – 11th September 2023

  • Live Review: Dan Stuart, Fallen Angels Cub, Glad Café, Glasgow – 10th September 2023

  • Live Review: The War and Treaty + Foreign Affairs, Omeara, London – 1st September 2023

  • Live Review: The Walkmen + Almost Nothing. Koko Camden, 30th August 2023

  • Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Brown Horse, Oslo, London – 2nd September 2023

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    Paperback Riders: Will Birch – “Cruel To Be Kind – The Life & Music Of Nick Lowe”

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  • Book Review: David C Morton with Charles K Wolfe “DeFord Bailey, A Black Star in Early Country Music”

  • Book Review: Mandi Bates Bailey “The Downhome Sound; Diversity and Politics in Americana Music”

Interviews

Interview: Cruz Contreras on cosmic country and Idaho

September 26, 2023 0

Mixing lo-fi with classic sounds and a Steinway piano to create a unique sound. After 25 years playing music, latterly with his band the Black Lillies, Cruz Contreras has finally got around to releasing his first […]

Interviews

Interview: Tommy Prine on going this far South with friends

September 21, 2023 0

Songs that document the journey to being a man. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly helped to persuade his friend, Tommy Prine, that he should pursue a life in music.  Subsequently, Kelly, a wise man, indeed, co-produced ‘This […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Wilson on following his gut instincts and eating the worm

September 19, 2023 2

Adding a dollop of Finnish Wigwam to his Southern musical family heritage. There is no better example of a musical polymath than Jonathan Wilson. He is a successful solo artist, an in-demand record producer for artists […]

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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

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Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 22

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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