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Mid Sussex Americana & Ale Festival returns for third year

June 28, 2019 Mark Underwood 0
Back for a third time is one of Americana UK’s favourite summertime events – the Mid Sussex Americana and Ale festival. Hosted by James Walker (managing director of Brighthelmstone Promotions and At The Helm records), a […]

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The Talking Hearts “Memory Lane”

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Katie Pruitt “Fools for the Fleeting”

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Track Premiere: Hunter Moss “Let You Down”

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Video: David Haerle “Carolyn” – the mental strain of letting go

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Mary Chapin Carpenter at The Bottom LIne, New York City 24th October 2006

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Mary Chapin Carpenter

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Album artwork for The Talking Heart album Memory Lane
Album Reviews

The Talking Hearts “Memory Lane”

October 15, 2026 0
Boston-based band’s second album aims high and falls just short. Boston-based The Talking Hearts describe their sound as “psychoanalytic country“, a blend of classic honky-tonk with a modern take on love, loss and the people who […]
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Katie Pruitt “Fools for the Fleeting”

October 15, 2026 0
A musical move to the mainstream. On this, her third album, Katie Pruitt has taken on issues of personal and wider chaos and impermanence; lofty issues indeed, but the question arises as to whether the ambition […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Hunter Moss “Let You Down”

October 15, 2026 0
Hunter Moss is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from New Jersey who found his musical way when he discovered the guitar, immersing himself in the instrument, frequently spending hours a day playing. In the best tradition, his […]

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  • Track Premiere: Hunter Moss “Let You Down”
  • Video: David Haerle “Carolyn” – the mental strain of letting go
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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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Obituaries

The Song Remains: Naomi Judd 1946 – 2022

May 3, 2022 0
Female role model and keeper of the real country flame. The mainstream and social media are full of genuine shock, sadness, and sympathy following the surprise death of country music superstar Naomi Judd on 30th April […]
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Interview: Ruthie Foster shows the influences that can go into to americana

December 13, 2022 0
Dipping into the soul of the Black Pumas and finally writing with Gary Nicholson. Austin resident and 4 times Grammy nominee Ruthie Foster is a singer-songwriter who has also worked and toured with countless roots musicians […]
Album Reviews

Schmoon “Pretty Darn Pretty”

January 9, 2025 0
Indie-folk offers originality with a number of highlights. Matt Cascella may not be a name that rings lots of bells, but this is not his first visit to these digital pages. In 2018 we featured his […]

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