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Maren Morris to release new album in March – new single out now

January 24, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Grammy-winning US musician Maren Morris has announced details of her new album, ‘Humble Quest‘. The record will be released on 25th March via Columbia Records. The album features the lead single, ‘Circles Around This Town“‘, released […]
Features

Classic Clips – The Highwomen “The Chain”, The Howard Stern Show, 2019

November 26, 2021 Rick Bayles 0
The Highwomen came about following a conversation Amanda Shires had with producer Dave Cobb, during the making of her 2016 album ‘My Piece of Land’. She thought of creating a female ‘supergroup’ in homage to the […]
News

AMA 2021 Honors & Awards nominees announced

May 27, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0
The Americana Music Association’s annual Americana Honors & Awards is returning for its 20th year on September 22nd at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and the nominees for the award categories were announced yesterday by Keb’ Mo’ and […]
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2020 US Americana Honors and Awards announced

December 16, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0
And you can always tell at a glance whether it’s ours or not by the spelling of the word “honor” – trade secret. The winners of the 2020 Americana Honors and Awards in the US were […]
Album Reviews

The Highwomen “The Highwomen” (Elektra, 2019)

September 24, 2019 Rick Bayles 0
The Highwomen are Country music’s latest “supergroup”. Comprising Brandi Carlile, Natalie Henby, Maren Morris and Amanda Shires the group came out of an idea from Shires to form an all-women group as a homage to the […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Todd Day Wait

May 19, 2026 0
Americana music has such a wide range. That is one of the most appealing things about the genre. The definition is so difficult, and even as writers, we have had long discussions, mainly in a convenient […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 231 “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?”

May 19, 2026 1
Got back from hols last week and then fail to hit my deadline a week later. Unforgivable… but I do have an excuse. Flimsy one, I grant you, but an excuse nonetheless, and a glorious thing […]
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Lisa Bouchelle “Make This World Stand Still” – featuring Amanda Shires

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Now, we’re dipping into the postbag, and thank you, Americana UK readers, for being so loyal to the analogue world. We appreciate every handwritten letter, even more so when it has clearly been produced with the […]

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Interview: John Oates can’t stop the music and is still making his dreams come true

May 18, 2026 1
At 77 years young, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame vocalist is as active as ever, having released two albums: 2024’s stripped-down, acoustic Reunion and 2025’s groovy Oates, in the past two years, while regularly […]
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Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 0
Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]
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Behind the Songs: Thin Lear

May 13, 2026 0
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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News from Rolling Stone Country this morning (We guess the President Elect wasn’t watching – no tweets about Sturgill anyway).  They report: “Sturgill Simpson rang in Saturday Night Live’s first episode of 2017 with high-energy, stage-shaking […]
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Video: The Danberrys “Lady Belle”

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Currently on tour in the UK – check out dates here: https://www.thedanberrys.com/ husband and wife duo The Danberrys do a fine line in melding folk, old-time, country and more than a little soul.
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The Little Lord Street Band “Time and Place”

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Impressive melodic Aussie mainstream americana with reflective lyrics and darkness at times. The Little Lord Street Band, from Perth in Western Australia, consists of partners Natasha Shanks and James Rogers, with a rhythm section of Michael Savage on […]

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