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Sturgill Simpson goes busking outside CMA Awards

November 9, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
If Simpson and Isbell had a fight to see who was the coolest, Simpson would be one up at this point. (But then the Jeremy Hunt thing…  see, it’s never ending..)  Billboard report: “The Country Music […]
News

Sturgill and Prine triumph at americana awards

September 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Obviously this pales into insignifance compared to TV Choice Awards in which Emmerdale won 4 this year, but still, if you can drag yourself through the article, Rolling Stone reports: “Thank you to the Americana fans, […]
News

Sturgill chats to RS: “It’s the worst being sick on the road”

August 8, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Amen to that.  Better sick on the road than in the car though, golden rule of travelling.  Rolling Stone County had a little chat with poor Sturgill on his current US tour supporting Guns and Roses: […]
Tracks

Tyler Childers “Whitehouse Road” – Listen

June 23, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1
Tyler Childers’ new album “Purgatory” (which would be a better title for the last five U2 albums) is produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson, and RS Country premiered the track below yesterday. They describe it as […]
News

Sturgill Simpson slims down for new tour

March 7, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0
Not literally.  Rolling Stone reports: “Sturgill Simpson has made key changes to his band, debuting a stripped-down, lean lineup at a performance in Florida this past weekend. Simpson addressed the transformation, which bids farewell to his […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

Features
July 13, 2026 3

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

Album Reviews
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

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Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”

News
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”

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Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”

July 13, 2026 3
Roger McGuinn has been a musical staple for as long as I can claim to have been making my own choices about what I listen to, through the Byrds and various attempts to put together three-letter […]
Album Reviews

Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”

July 13, 2026 1
No fuss, just an album of beautifully crafted songs straight from the heart. Five decades into a career that has seen Ed Snodderly as a songwriter, performer, actor, and owner of the legendary Down Home club […]
Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
  • Ed Snodderly “ES Pearl Presents Baggage Flies Free”
  • Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers
  • Mary Gauthier announces new album “Reckoning”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 244 “There by the grace…”
  • Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?
  • Video: American Aquarium “Twin Flames” (Live From Echo Mountain)
  • Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”
  • Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”
  • Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012
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  • Steve Robinson: Thanks for sharing the clip. It's a little sobering how young we all looked!
  • Jonathan Aird: Hi Steve - thanks for the comment, really glad you enjoyed it. And thanks for the information about the Tonight…
  • Steve Robinson: Hey Jonathan, What a fun read. Had the pleasure of singing that song with Roger many times as part of…

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Interviews

Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Josh Rennie-Hynes “Patterns” (Soundly Music, 2019)

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After making a name for himself in his native Australia, Josh Rennie-Hynes upped sticks from his home in Queensland and – upon being granted the impressive Nashville Songwriters Residency grant by the Australian Council for the […]
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Jeffrey Martin “Thank God We Left The Garden”

November 2, 2023 6
Martin delivers eleven hymns for the confessional on this most stunning and personal album. Jeffrey Martin may currently be a name you are unfamiliar with but with the release of his new album, the remarkably understated […]
Features

Classic Americana Albums: Uncle Tupelo “March 16-20, 1992”

January 12, 2022 0
It may have been a bit of a stretch for a whole musical genre to be named after an Uncle Tupelo album. They weren’t quite that revolutionary. But they were a superb band who combined alternative […]

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