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More People Should Really Know About: Riley Catherall

December 9, 2025 Graeme Tait 0
For those of you who, as of yet, have not discovered the undoubted talent that is Riley Catherall, he is a singer-songwriter, originally from the Canberra area of Australia, but now based out of Melbourne, who […]
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Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival, 1st-5th October

September 25, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0
The 19th annual Glasgow Americana festival will take place at various places around the city between 1st and 5th October 2025  with a mixture of some familiar and new faces. There will be over 40 musicians […]
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Live Review: Alan Fletcher, The Bedford, Balham, London – 22nd July 2025

July 30, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0
As no doubt many readers will have instantly recognised, this is the same Alan Fletcher who plays Dr Karl Kennedy in the Australian TV drama ‘Neighbours’. Readers will also recognise Alan Fletcher, the singer/songwriter from AUK’s […]
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Live Review: Riley Catherall + Emily Lawler, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 9th August 2024

August 15, 2024 Graeme Tait 2
Early August, and at last summer would appear to have arrived, as the recent rise in temperature encouraged sparsely clad holidaymakers to hook up their caravans and head for the coast, competing for road space with […]

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TJ Mayes “Take The Moon”

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Great new album from ex-rockabilly singer who’s going places. There’s something quite unique in listening to an album when one has absolutely no idea about the artist at hand. When this CD landed, any background information […]
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Cut Worms release their Tweedy produced album “Transmitter” this week

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Cut Worms, the project of Max Clarke, has announced his fourth full-length record, Transmitter, due for release on 13th March 2026 via Jagjaguwar. Produced by Jeff Tweedy at Wilco’s Loft studio. Ahead of the album release, […]
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Hugo Race Fatalists “I Made it All Up For You”

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Hugo Race crafts moody soundscapes with sensual appeal that blend into an attractive, though sparse whole. Hugo Race has been a mainstay of the alternative scene for 40-odd years. An early player in Melbourne’s post-punk scene […]

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At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]
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Interview: Lady Nade on being involved in a Netflix drama, inspiration, identity and mental health in music

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Runner-up in our readers’ poll for Best UK Artist in 2025, Lady Nade has steadily built a reputation as one of the most distinctive and emotionally resonant voices in UK roots music. Blending jazz, Americana, folk, […]
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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]

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Live Review: Wood Festival, Braziers Park, South Oxfordshire – 19th to 21st May 2023

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The Wood Festival is a relatively small, family friendly affair organised by brothers Joe and Robin Bennett. It’s held in the grounds of Braziers Park, a gothic mansion nestling in the hills of South Oxfordshire, which […]
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Classic Clips: Peter Bruntnell “By The Time My Head Gets To Phoenix”

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One of the best things about festivals is the chance to hear new artists, or ones who have passed you by a bit. I arrived at Americana Festival in Bath in the summer not knowing much […]
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Steve Wynn makes a quick return to Europe with his songs and stories

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Jackanory it is not! Steve Wynn, leader of the band The Dream Syndicate, founding member of The Baseball Project, and solo artist, has announced an extensive 2025 European tour in support of the recent release of […]

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