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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 Dean Nardi 0
Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]
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Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

May 22, 2024 Paul Russell 2
Going wild about jangly guitar corker from ex-Mutton Bird. It’s always interesting how people react to new music and on viewing a couple of videos from this brilliant album, one astute individual wrote, having looked at […]

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Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 248 “Too much good stuff…”

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Jim James “Wowed Out” – wow, wow, wow – unbelievable

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Video Premiere: Brock Davis “All of You”

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Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

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Album art for Lance Cowan "The Air That You Breathe"
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Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”

August 10, 2026 0
There is no slowing down Lance Cowan as he releases another fine set of story songs. Lance Cowan hails from West Kentucky. Songwriting and singing mark the third phase of his working life. Originally employed as […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 248 “Too much good stuff…”

August 10, 2026 0
Can you ever have too much of a good thing? It’s a question I asked myself whilst sifting through potential news stories for the site. There has been an avalanche of great stuff being announced in […]
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Jim James “Wowed Out” – wow, wow, wow – unbelievable

August 10, 2026 2
We’re giving ourselves an easy start to the week – after the heatwave hell of the weekend we think we deserve it – by starting with a song by an artist we can confidently say “needs […]

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  • Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”
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Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]
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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

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Hushman “She Climbs The Munros” – not solely an appreciation of craggy mountainsides

November 2, 2022 0
Self-described “Anglo-Celt” Hushman (AKA Ewan MacPherson) has worked with Indie-folk trio Salt House, Acid-Croft legends Shooglenifty and Nu-Nordic Quartet Fribo.  That may or may not mean much to you, dear avid folkie and Americana reader, but […]
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John J Presley announces album “As The Night Draws In”

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After various singles and EPs, dark tinged swamp rocking John J Presley – recently seen supporting Juanita Stein – at last announces his debut album ‘As the Night Draws In‘ which will be released on January […]
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The Maureens “Something in the Air” (Meritorio Records, 2019)

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The Maureens’ third album, ‘Something in the Air,’ sharpens this four-piece from Utrecht, the Netherlands’ obsession with jangle-pop to a fine sepia-toned point.  Guitars ring, vocals tightly meld, choruses stick to the ears like aural confections.  […]

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