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Them Dirty Dimes “Empty Pockets”

November 9, 2023 FredArnold 0
Impressive Dutch band change tack with their sophomore album and very competently fit the Americana brief. Two years ago, this Dutch band from Groningen released an album called ‘In Gold We Trust‘, a fun-filled, beautifully played, […]
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Them Dirty Dimes “In Gold We Trust”

March 17, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0
Precisely played and entertaining jazz/roots Dutch debut. There was a little debate at AUK central about exactly where this offering sat genre-wise until musical uber galactico (see that clever meld of the kings of European football […]

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Katie Pruitt “Fools for the Fleeting”

October 15, 2026 0
A musical move to the mainstream. On this, her third album, Katie Pruitt has taken on issues of personal and wider chaos and impermanence; lofty issues indeed, but the question arises as to whether the ambition […]
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Track Premiere: Hunter Moss “Let You Down”

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Hunter Moss is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from New Jersey who found his musical way when he discovered the guitar, immersing himself in the instrument, frequently spending hours a day playing. In the best tradition, his […]
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Video: David Haerle “Carolyn” – the mental strain of letting go

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Carolyn, a recent single from singer-songwriter David Haerle, follows the journey love takes, from its beginning to the long heartache that lingers after love is gone. The song is built upon Jon Lee Keenan’s pulsing bass, […]

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Since his birth in Sussex in 1965, Wesley Stace has become a man of all colours, releasing 21 albums (17 under the nom de auteur-interprète John Wesley Harding), writing four books, organising the Cabinet of Wonders […]
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Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

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The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
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Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

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Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

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