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Ten Americana artists from Kentucky

June 29, 2020 Richard Phillips 1
If you were to find yourself cruising down Interstate-75 in the Renfro Valley area of Kentucky you may feel inclined to take a detour at exit 62 and head on down to the Kentucky Music Hall […]
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Sturgill Simpson announces live stream show from the Ryman

June 4, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Sturgill Simpson released his latest album ‘Sound & Fury’ (along with its accompanying animated film) last year, and was scheduled to shortly go on tour with Tyler Childers to support of it, but that like everything […]
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Margo Price releases new live album featuring Emmylou and Sturgill

May 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Margo Price has announced the surprise release of a new live album, ‘Perfectly Imperfect at The Ryman’. Out today exclusively on Bandcamp, all proceeds benefit the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, and while Margo has been working […]
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Sturgill Simpson tests positive for Covid-19

April 14, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
Sturgill Simpson has announced in a lengthy Instagram post that he has tested positive for COVID-19, writing that he received the diagnosis on Friday after almost a month of not exhibiting symptoms. Simpson describes his frustration […]
Videos

Video: Sturgill Simpson “A Good Look”

February 6, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0
One of last year’s standout albums was ‘Sound & Fury’ by the great, Grammy-winning Sturgill Simpson.  Here’s the latest video from the album, featuring blistering guitars, disco rhythms and animated footage from the Netflix anime movie […]

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Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

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More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

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Ismay “Half Truth”

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Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm

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Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in

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Album Reviews

Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0
Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]
Features

More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder

July 14, 2026 0
A couple of years ago I saw James Hodder perform in the basement room of Farringdon’s Betsey Trotwood, supporting Casey Neill and Jerry Joseph. This spatially challenged, cosy venue facilitates close proximity to the artists and […]
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Album Reviews

Ismay “Half Truth”

July 14, 2026 0
Quietly adventurous songs that reward patient listening with emotional depth and subtle musical invention. For listeners drawn to the quietly adventurous music of Aldous Harding, Cate Le Bon or Jessica Pratt, Half Truth, by California songwriter […]

  • Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”
  • More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder
  • Ismay “Half Truth”
  • Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm
  • Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in
  • 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”
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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 […]
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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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Eliza Carthy “The Snow It Melts The Soonest” – from new album

August 8, 2022 0
There’s no-one like Eliza Carthy, what a singer and musician and what an innovative reshaper of traditional songs.  Is it fair to say the reigning queen of English folk?  Yeah, why not.  Celebrating thirty years as […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Tyler Ramsey, The Social, London – 29th March 2026

April 20, 2026 0
We still, I guess, have to say that Tyler Ramsey used to be in Band of Horses as lead guitarist and a notable songwriter for that band, but he’s been ploughing his own furrow for nearly […]
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The Mayflies USA “Kickless Kids”

July 11, 2025 0
Comeback LP takes power-pop vets down short country detour. Somewhere in the multiverse, there is a maths teacher introducing the concept of Venn diagrams to a bunch of bored North Carolina teenagers. The professor is trying […]

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