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Video: The Walkabouts “The Light Will Stay On”

December 2, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

This week, retro Friday takes us back in time to the 1996 single ‘The Light Will Stay On’ by American band The Walkabouts. This outstanding song is the opening track from ‘Devil’s Road’, which was recorded […]

Chris Eckman “Where the Spirit Rests”

July 7, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

A dark and deeply immersive dive into the human condition from one of America’s finest songwriters. Erstwhile member of one of Seattle’s finest exports, The Walkabouts, Chris Eckman has been resident in Ljubljana for many years […]

J. Briozo “Deep In The Waves” (Swallow The Music, 2017)

February 1, 2018 David Cowling 0

J.Briozo is in fact Jeff Crandall, the lead singer of Swallows, who found himself writing a parallel set of songs as Swallows recorded their third album. He invited his band mates along to fill in the […]

Cheap Wine “Dreams” (Independent, 2017)

December 20, 2017 David Cowling 0

These Italian stalwarts have been pumping out Americana records for two decades now; this is their twelfth and the third in a trilogy that began with Based On Lies. This record, and the previous Beggar Town, share […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Highwomen - Live at The Gorge 2023 (streaming - Qob...
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
By Jeff , 4 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
There is very little new under the sun. &...
By Martin Johnson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Joe Jackson ~ Hope and Fury.
By Jeff , 7 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
My memories of Stonhenge festivals don't involve much o...
By Paul Villers , 7 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
By Paul Villers , 7 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Except under supervision
By Paul Villers , 7 days ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Funniest thing I ever heard at Stonehenge was a buddy w...
By Paul Villers , 7 days ago

Something for the weekend: Here’s to Bob Harris

Well that’s it for this week dear reader. Don’t forget to get your tickets for our 25 year anniversary event if you haven’t yet – all the details are here. It’d be remiss of us to […]

Album cover artwork for Teddy Thompson "Never Be The Same"

Teddy Thompson “Never Be The Same”

Guitar-based pop, done skilfully, with words reflecting life’s imperfections. Teddy Thompson, the son of British folk icons Richard and Linda Thompson, was born in the UK but now lives in Brooklyn. This is his tenth self-penned […]

Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He also appeared on our Podcast […]

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