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Live Review: Jenny Don’t And The Spurs, The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge – 12th August 2026

August 19, 2026 Andrew Raw 0
It was a balmy night for the eclipse, and the roads were packed with sun-watchers as I drove over the hills to Hebden Bridge in the beautiful Calder Valley, through the premature dusk. Stepping inside the […]

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Live Review: Jenny Don’t And The Spurs, The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge – 12th August 2026

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Cover art for Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap album "Home Brewed"

Kate MacLeod’s Mind the Gap “Home-Brewed”

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Track Premiere: Gyasi “Poor Boy”

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Video: Rowena Wise “Unlearning Of Love” – Embrace me, don’t break away

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Anniversary Cheers: JD Crowe & The New South and Boone Creek celebrate 50 years

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Picture of Jenny Don't And The Spurs at The Trades Club Hebden Bridge . 12/08/2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: Jenny Don’t And The Spurs, The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge – 12th August 2026

August 19, 2026 0
It was a balmy night for the eclipse, and the roads were packed with sun-watchers as I drove over the hills to Hebden Bridge in the beautiful Calder Valley, through the premature dusk. Stepping inside the […]
Cover art for Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap album "Home Brewed"
Album Reviews

Kate MacLeod’s Mind the Gap “Home-Brewed”

August 19, 2026 0
An album drenched in the roots music of the americana genre, delivering a freshness to both original and traditional tunes. Kate MacLeod’s recording career spans over thirty years, either solo or in collaboration with artists such […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Gyasi “Poor Boy”

August 19, 2026 0
Whilst Wednesday has traditionally been the day of choice for featuring instrumental tracks that has typically been as a bonus feature – so today we’re breaking with tradition and finding space for an instrumental track premiere.  […]

  • Live Review: Jenny Don’t And The Spurs, The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge – 12th August 2026
  • Kate MacLeod’s Mind the Gap “Home-Brewed”
  • Track Premiere: Gyasi “Poor Boy”
  • Video: Rowena Wise “Unlearning Of Love” – Embrace me, don’t break away
  • Anniversary Cheers: JD Crowe & The New South and Boone Creek celebrate 50 years
  • Dan Pye “Room 7, on the 7th”
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  • Allison de Groot and Rich Ruth collaborative project to be released in October
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Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0
Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]
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Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 1
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]
Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

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Video: Townes van Zandt “If I Needed You”

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For this week’s retro slot we have the late great Townes Van Zandt from 1975 and this classic.  Have a good weekend everyone.
Album Reviews

Reb Fountain “IRIS”

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Difficult to get a hold of, but well worth the effort. ‘IRIS‘ is Reb Fountain’s second release and it see’s the San Francisco born. transported to New Zealand singer-songwriter make a grab for that modern folk […]
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Video: Sophia Marshall “Losing You”

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Once a Havenot, this is a very nice new single from Sophia Marshall written by her ex-Havenot partner Liam Dullaghan, out now.  New album released on October 6th.

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