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Shuffle: Bluegaze (could have been worse, try Shoegrass)

April 23, 2021 David Cowling 0
A lot of the music that I listen to would not make it into even the loosest definition of Americana and as the purists would have it, I have already spent an awfully long time eulogising […]
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Classic Americana Compilations: Various Artists “Real: The Tom T. Hall Project” (Sire, 1998)

July 21, 2020 Clint West 1
There are musical moments in your life that are of such significance that you will remember them forever. I recall buying my first record, going to my first gig and lying in bed as a 15-year-old […]
Album Reviews

Jeffrey Martin “One Go Around” (Fluff & Gravy Records, 2017)

November 27, 2017 David Cowling 0
What saves Jeffrey Martin from the pile of identikit singer-songwriters, the troubled troubadours, are his lyrics and his storytelling. He doesn’t stretch too far; he tells of the dreams and the frustrations of working-class life, in […]
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Don Antonio “Don Antonio” Santeria/Audioglobe 2017

August 3, 2017 David Cowling 0
Antonio Gramentieri has worked with a host of Americana favourites from Howe Gelb, Richard Buckner and the Friends of Dean Martinez. If you blend those together, add in an Italian view of life (I like to […]

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Buffalo Springfield on 10th September 1966

Classic Clips: Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” & “Mr. Soul” – The Hollywood Palace, 8th April 1967

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Luke James Williams “Lime Hotel”

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Debut album and London launch show for new Nashville act Maisy Owen

April 20, 2026 0
Nashville native Maisy Owen has announced the release of her debut album Dark On A Sunny Day on 1st May 2026 via Tompkins Square.  Owen will be performing a gig at London’s Theatreship on 23rd June […]
Buffalo Springfield on 10th September 1966
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Classic Clips: Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” & “Mr. Soul” – The Hollywood Palace, 8th April 1967

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The Hollywood Palace was an hour-long American Television variety show which broadcast from January 1964 until February 1970. Unlike the Ed Sullivan Show, this one had a different presenter each week. This classic clip from 1967 […]
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Luke James Williams “Lime Hotel”

April 20, 2026 0
A poetic sophomore album showing future promise. Loss is never an easy experience, though it can elicit very different responses. As rising alternative folk artist Luke James Williams explains, “Grief is universal, but it often feels […]

  • Debut album and London launch show for new Nashville act Maisy Owen
  • Classic Clips: Buffalo Springfield “For What It’s Worth” & “Mr. Soul” – The Hollywood Palace, 8th April 1967
  • Luke James Williams “Lime Hotel”
  • Live Review: Tyler Ramsey, The Social, London – 29th March 2026
  • The Song Remains: Andy Kershaw (1959-2026)
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  • Video Premiere: The Gated Community “Hope to Hell” – “It feels like a true collective”
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Interview: The Del Fuegos on the joys of reforming

April 17, 2026 0
Brothers Dan and Warren Zanes revel in the glory of performing live again after decades. The Del Fuegos are one of the pioneering US americana acts who burst onto the music scene in 1985 and were […]
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Interview: Thomas Ådland, of Thomas & The Angry Hearts, on Language, Love and Identity

April 13, 2026 0
Two days before I heard them fill Martin’s Bar in Lillestrøm, I watched Thomas & The Angry Hearts make music in a wooden house surrounded by trees. In that studio, sound was built patiently: a harmony […]
Interviews

Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

April 7, 2026 0
How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]

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The Gentle Good “Elan”

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Welsh folkie’s haunting yet glorious concept LP contains multitudes. Gareth Bonello, aka The Gentle Good, has a captivating back catalogue of recordings – his own, collaborations with many other artists and work as a session musician […]
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Video: Ruston Kelly “Pressure”

August 13, 2020 0
Ahead of his new album, ‘Shape and Destroy’, Ruston Kelly has released his latest single.  The album, due on 28th August,  charts Kelly’s journey through difficult times and trying to remain sober.  He says of the […]
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Video Premiere: Jamie Sutherland “Be Careful Don’t Break My Heart”

February 13, 2019 0
Form his new album Bruise out soon, this is the new single from Scotland’s Jamie Sutherland, released this Friday 15th.  An excellent driving acoustic guitar driven song that explores current relationships in the light of old […]

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