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Track Premiere: The Mattoid “Beautiful”

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We get a lot of people who are described as troubadours, mostly these are people with a home and a tour schedule but Helsinki’s Ville Kiviniemi has a better fit to the restless wandering artist mythology […]

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Lord Huron’s “Cosmic Selector Vol 1” lands July

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The Tisburys “Still Life Revisited”

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Jess Kerber “Never Again” – thoughts of home and safe places

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Video Premiere: The Sons Of Guns “It’s Getting Better”

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Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Little Feat

Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
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  • Lord Huron’s “Cosmic Selector Vol 1” lands July
  • The Tisburys “Still Life Revisited”
  • Jess Kerber “Never Again” – thoughts of home and safe places
  • Video Premiere: The Sons Of Guns “It’s Getting Better”
  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Little Feat
  • Track Premiere: SunYears “Last Night On The Mountain”
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  • Rick Bayles: Excellent article but it's worth remembering just how prolific Little Feat were in this period because, in addition to the…
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Interview: Vanessa Collier Does It Her own Way

April 29, 2025 0

Be daring, be yourself, be willing to take risks and stand alone. Vanessa Collier’s music is gritty, raw, and at times, either downright sad or bubbling happy. As with most songwriters worth their salt, her songs […]

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Interview: Angela Easterling on her music, her kids and her grandpa’s farm

April 9, 2025 0

“All of a sudden, time stood still, and we watched our plans and expectations float away like lost balloons.” For Angela Easterling, life began in South Carolina and, except for college years in Boston, has been […]

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Interview: Maya de Vitry on different versions of herself

March 20, 2025 0

Past, present and future are inseparable in her songs. There is an openness to Maya de Vitry that is refreshing to come by. Formerly in the Stray Birds, a bluegrass band, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-born musician is […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

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As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

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Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

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Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

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The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

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I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

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