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Songs for the apocalypse: The Broken Family Band “Mother O’Jesus”

May 28, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Many years ago in the life of this website, the year after it started in fact, one of the first albums we ever got sent was called ‘The King Will Build a Disco‘ by The Broken […]
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Something for the weekend: Steven Adams & The French Drops “Bring on the Naps”

May 15, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Another week over dear reader and while the rest of the world might ponder how a developed nation could get itself into quite such a mess, now might be a good time to just go to […]
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Steven Adams returns with new band The French Drops – Listen

February 28, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0
Ex Broken Family Band-er Steven Adams is back with his new band The French Drops – featuring members of The Drink – and a new album ‘Virtue Signals’ which is due out via Hudson Records on 4th May. They’ll be heading […]
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Curse of Lono “Severed” (Submarine Cat Records, 2017)

March 14, 2017 David Cowling 0
On first hearing this record without reading anything about it I thought that Steven Adams (Broken Family Band) had adopted a back to basics approach and formed a new band. It’s a thought that stuck with […]

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Béla Fleck “Blue Mountain Hop” – sensational Bluegrass

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Video: Eric Bazilian “Better Times” – they better come soon

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Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

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Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”

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Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026

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Béla Fleck “Blue Mountain Hop” – sensational Bluegrass

September 8, 2026 0
Now, some may recall that we like to (when we have the opportunity) feature an instrumental track as the week reaches its mid-point, somewhere around Wednesday afternoon.  So, what are we doing featuring this latest release […]
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Video: Eric Bazilian “Better Times” – they better come soon

September 8, 2026 0
Originally written for WXPN’s Philly Anthem series, Eric Bazilian’s Better Times is a protest song for everyone who feels disillusioned but also a source of hope, finding connections amidst all the division people face. Better Times […]
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Album Reviews

Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”

September 7, 2026 1
Billy Strings plays through the pain to deliver an exceptional performance. Much has been written of Billy Strings’ experience growing up in Michigan, losing his father to a drug overdose at the age of 2 and […]

  • Béla Fleck “Blue Mountain Hop” – sensational Bluegrass
  • Video: Eric Bazilian “Better Times” – they better come soon
  • Billy Strings “So Much For Goodbyes”
  • Elanor Moss “The Knife, The Needle”
  • Live Review: Found Festival, Claydon Hall, Bucks – 29th-31st August 2026
  • Jake Bugg returns with new album and UK & Ireland tour dates
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  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 251 “Life….”
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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An album that appeals to the senses, warms the heart and makes the spine tingle. Dori Freeman grew up in a family that played lots of traditional music, and although she started her musical career in […]
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Unsung Heroes of Americana – Robert’s Western World, Nashville

November 11, 2021 3
There are many wonderful venues in Nashville; the Ryman Auditorium, the Bluebird Café, the Opry itself, but perhaps one of the most unusual, and largely unsung, is Robert’s Western World. Robert’s Western World is a honky-tonk […]
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Track Premier: The Lied To’s “Buffalo”

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Susan Levine and Doug Kwartler are The Lied To’s – and the lies they both got told have to do with love and romance as they each weathered bitter divorces and were left to pick up the […]

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