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Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

March 30, 2026 Richard Parkinson 4
Americana family pays fulsome tribute to a true classic of the genre. In an interview published in the February 2026 edition of Uncut, Emmylou Harris is quoted saying, “It’s because of Guy [Clark] and Townes [van […]
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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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Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Lutterworth, Leics – 25th-27th August 2023

September 6, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0
The Long Road Festival took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Stanford Hall near Lutterworth on the border of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.  In addition to the music on show the event also features a […]
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Kelsey Waldon “No Regular Dog”

October 7, 2022 Paul Kerr 0
Classic country rock sounds with hard hitting lyrics along with some love for the late John Prine. Kentucky raised Kelsey Waldon’s second album on Oh Boy Records, the label set up by her late mentor John […]
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John Prine’s record label to tour upcoming artists in UK in June

May 3, 2022 Emily Dongray 1
Oh Boy Records, started by the late John Prine, announces their “Oh Boy Goes to Europe” UK and EU Tour. The tour will feature Arlo McKinley, Emily Scott Robinson and Kelsey Waldon. They will stop in […]

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Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

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Video Premiere: Bob Sumner “Baby I Know”

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We’re delighted to premiere the latest video from Canadian singer-songwriter Bob Sumner. Baby I Know is a typically melodic, country-infused ballad that showcases Sumner’s outstanding voice. Smooth and resonant, sweetly melancholic, rising high before dipping low […]

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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. Current […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0
“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]
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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]

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Video: Tami Neilson “Kingmaker”

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Simply put, this is music at its most epic. Tami Neilson’s recent video ‘Kingmaker’ is both musically and visually stunning, a cinematic feast that will leave you breathless with its intensity.  The tension and Neilson’s sonorous […]
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Iris DeMent “The Sacred Now” – Optimism is blowing in the wind…

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Has Iris Dement ever sounded better?  This is a fantastic song from her new album ‘Workin’ On A World‘ which is released on the 24th of this month.  Written with Pieta Brown, ‘The Sacred Now’ draws […]
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Various Artists “The Musical Mojo of Dr John” (Concord Records, 2016)

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Mac Rebennack strolled on stage at the Last Waltz to the words “You all know the doctor, Dr, John ? Mac Rebennack. Come on Mac !” And if you didn’t, well you soon did as he […]

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