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Live Reviews

Live Review: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany – 7th-8th July 2023

July 20, 2023 Peter Feldon 4
Euro-Americana lives – in Germany! Fans came from many countries in Europe to enjoy this mini festival, with a great line-up of performers. You will want to know a little bit a about the artists that […]
Album Reviews

One Eleven Heavy “Poolside”

November 10, 2022 Helen Jones 0
A unique take on the concept of a road trip album that takes risks that pay off more often than not. The songs on One Eleven Heavy’s third album ‘Poolside’ may initially seem to conjure up […]
Album Reviews

One Eleven Heavy “Desire Path” (Beyond Beyond is Beyond, 2019)

October 8, 2019 Guy Lincoln 0
They seem like a particularly American thing, these ever-changing congregations of individuals; coalescing around an idea to make music together while at the same time performing in/with/for numerous other bands. Do these in fact represent ‘real’ […]

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Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

Tracks
May 15, 2026 1

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

Album Reviews
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Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

Book Reviews
May 15, 2026 0
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Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010

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Tracks

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]
Album Reviews

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0
Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]
Book Reviews

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0
Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

  • Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”
  • Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”
  • Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”
  • Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010
  • Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!
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Interviews

Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0
Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0
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 […]
Interviews

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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Videos

Video: Clara Mann “Remember Me (Train Song)”

January 8, 2025 0
The new single from London-based Clara Mann is beautifully written and performed.  Mann’s melodic voice and emotive words are full of heart and longing, floating over delicate guitar.  Heavenly harmonies elevate her voice further.  The video, […]
Live Reviews

Frank Turner + Emily Barker, Alexandra Palace, London, 30th November 2019

December 11, 2019 0
Frank Turner’s sold out show at the wonderful Ally Pally was his 2,431st gig since setting out as a solo artist in 2004. This is, in itself, a phenomenal achievement and is a sign of his […]
Videos

Video: Evelyn Cools “Misfit Paradise”

October 30, 2020 0
Found-footage of families from the 1920s and 1930s experiencing the innocent delight in one another’s company features throughout this engaging video from Evelyn Cools.  Cools explains the inspiration behind the video: “There is something about home […]

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