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Sounds from beyond the Shed 230 “Travel – a necessary luxury”

May 11, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0
I’m back from 3 weeks of glorious touring around the Iberian Peninsula in the van. A total of 2,400 miles as we circled the entire country with a brief excursion into Portugal, and every single mile […]
Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 190 “Gigs and News”

July 11, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 2
Back in the swim following holidays, although to be fair, it felt like an extension as I headed to Birmingham to watch England capitulate in slow motion. However, the silver lining was a wonderful gig at […]
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Bless me! Father John Misty announces new album and tour

September 19, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Josh Tillman has released the details for his sixth Father John Misty album “Mahashmashana”, produced by himself and Drew Erickson and, of course, executive produced by Jonathan Wilson. It’ll be released Friday 22nd November in the […]
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Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Jonathan Wilson songs

August 1, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 3
Bit of a multi tasker is Jonathan, perhaps too focused on the music to be described as a polymath but his roles within the music industry are manifold – Artist, Producer of both emerging talent, established […]
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Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 116

October 20, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Half term beckons and I’m not at all stressed… …until the wonderful Mrs H told me we were spending 5 days in a house with all the children and grandchildren – 14 of us altogether. I […]

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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]
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Album Reviews

Allison Russell “In The Hour of Chaos”

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Warm spirit meets cool tunes on Canadian songwriter’s latest offering. Allison Russell is one of those names that has become a by-word for quality in contemporary music. Having emerged through bands such as Po’ Girl, Birds […]
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Grey DeLisle to release latest album “Don’t Turn Around” in autumn

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Singer-songwriter Grey DeLisle has announced her forthcoming album, Don’t Turn Around, to be released on 23rd October 2026 via Hummin’bird Records. Produced by the late Andy Paley and completed by longtime collaborator Marvin Etzioni following Paley’s […]

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Interviews

Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]
Interviews

Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 1
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]
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Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

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Jim Lauderdale “Time Flies” (Yep Roc, 2018)

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After seeing him host and judge the Americana and the Independent Music Awards respectively, be an Honorary Chairperson for the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest each April at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, co-hosting – along with […]
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Video Premiere: Eamon McGrath “Sleep When You’re Dead”

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Eamon McGrath has produced a starkly beautiful version of Mark Mandeville’s ‘Sleep When You’re Dead’ and we’re delighted to premiere the video on Americana UK.  The song originally appeared on Mandeville’s 2011 album ‘Old Constitution’ as […]
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Annie Oakley “Words We Mean” (Horton Records, 2018)

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Annie Oakley are a three-piece acoustic trio from Oklahoma City and ‘Words We Mean’ is the group’s first full length album and the culmination of many years of writing and playing together – the chemistry between […]

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