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Video: Stephen McCarthy and Carla Olson “We Gotta Split This Town”

November 22, 2022 Ed Donnelly 2
Two americana icons join forces for a new rave up, ‘We Gotta Split This Town’.   This is the second single from Stephen McCarthy and Carla Olson’s forthcoming duets album ‘Night Comes Falling’.   The tale of a […]
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Video: Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson “Night Comes Falling”

October 3, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
Here is the title track from a new collaborative album from Stephen McCarthy and Carla Olson.  The pair have a hugely influential history in the music industry, with McCarthy having starred in Long Ryders, Jayhawks and […]
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Star-studded ‘Americana Railroad’ compilation now available for preorder

April 12, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
‘Americana Railroad‘, a collection of songs celebrating the history of trains, has been scheduled for release via Renew/BMG on June 17th. The collection includes popular songs by Graham Nash, Gene Clark, and Jimmie Rodgers as well […]
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Classic Americana Albums: The Long Ryders “Native Sons”

October 27, 2021 Clint West 2
Following its October 1984 US release on Frontier Records, ‘Native Sons’ hit the UK in March 1985 when it was picked up and released by Demon Records’ Zippo label. Despite some success on the US college […]

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Live Review: Albert Lee, Union Chapel, London – 7th May 2026

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It turned out that Albert Lee’s show on 7th May was the first time he had been inside Union Chapel, and it’s certainly a larger venue than those he has been playing in London recently. By […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

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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 […]
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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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“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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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]

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Video Premiere: Jack Henderson “Stars”

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With delicate, weeping guitar and his characterful, melodic vocal, Jack Henderson finds the sounds to match the beauty in the lyrics for his new single ‘Stars’.  There is a hymnal quality to this song, which takes […]
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Caroline Marie Brooks “Night Drive” – Too beautiful for words

September 8, 2021 0
But don’t worry, we’ll try anyway.  Caroline Marie Brooks has released a new single, ‘Night Drive‘ which paints a picture of a solo night-time journey, with reflections on the immenseness of creation “Night drive under endless […]
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Video Premiere: Trevor Sensor “Chiron, Galactus”

April 14, 2021 0
Beginning with a gentle strum before steadily building towards a dramatic crescendo, here is the excellent video premiere of ‘Chiron, Galactus’ by Trevor Sensor, who possesses a voice of outstanding character and emotional power.  The surprising […]

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