The Strange Blue Dreams

The Strange Blue Dreams “Simple Machine”

October 7, 2022 Rhys Kelly 0

Intelligent and idiosyncratic 50s inspired rock-n-roll. Scottish band The Strange Blue Dreams release their second album of genre-defying curios: ‘Simple Machine’. Recorded before the big C and languishing on a shelf for a couple of years, […]

Southern Fried Festival, Perth, Scotland, 26-29th July 2018

August 8, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

Eleven years old this year Southern Fried continues to occupy its position as the best Americana and roots music festival in Scotland and perhaps the best of its kind in the UK (although there are three […]

The Mavericks + The Strange Blue Dreams @Celtic Connections, The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 4th February 2018

February 12, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

It’s the last night of Celtic Connections and the big guns are wheeled out for this packed show at The Old Fruitmarket. The doors opened one hour before the support band were due on and by […]

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Sad news.
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John Hammond has gone
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Out now on YouTube.
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The Itals - Early Recordings 1971 - 1979
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@markamericana Happy Christmas Mark
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Justin Townes Earle live at Fitzgeralds, Houston, TX 3rd May 2012

For the Sake of the Song: Justin Townes Earle “Harlem River Blues”

March 2, 2026 0

Justin Townes Earle stands tall in the pantheon of singer-songwriters in the americana theatre. The son of one of the most universally acclaimed exponents of the genre (Steve Earle) and named after another (Townes van Zandt), […]

Album art for Band of Heathens Country Sides

The Band of Heathens “Country Sides”

March 2, 2026 2

Two decades in, The Band of Heathens deliver 11 songs rooted in Texas americana. Country Sides is the latest album from DIY Austin country rockers Band of Heathens. It sees them 20 years into their career […]

Preview: Danny George Wilson launches new album with May tour supporting The Handsome Family

March 2, 2026 0

Danny George Wilson’s latest record, Arcade, has already been previewed in these pages and now Wilson has announced a series of UK tour dates supporting The Handsome family to promote it. For Arcade, Wilson returned to Hamish […]

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