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The Songs of Joni Mitchell hits the road again with Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables and Lail Arad

April 7, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0
Following the brilliant debut at The Roundhouse in April 2024, a string of sold-out performances, and widespread critical acclaim, “The Songs of Joni Mitchell” returns this autumn with their extraordinary lineup of artists paying tribute to […]
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This is the Kit “Off Off On” (Rough Trade Records, 2020)

October 15, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0
This is an extraordinary album of such charm, brio and musical dexterity that listening demands attention and admiration in equal measure and over time this combination distils nicely into deep affection, not only for the material […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Bob Dylan “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)”

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Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “The Standing Stones”

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Margo Cilker “Little White Cross”

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Oil & Whiskey Musical, The Old Red Lion & Playhouse - 3rd September 2026

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Elaine Palmer announces Autumn UK tour

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For The Sake Of The Song: Bob Dylan “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)”

September 14, 2026 1
This surreal cut from Bob Dylan’s 1978 album Street-Legal can be interpreted in many ways. Dylan himself has offered many different explanations of the song’s intricate lyrics, often contradicting his earlier descriptions. Whatever the story, or […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “The Standing Stones”

September 14, 2026 0
Standing Stones – enigmatic traces of the long past dwellers in these lands.  People with their own culture, their own way of looking at the world – and even though they are long gone these remaining […]
Album Reviews

Margo Cilker “Little White Cross”

September 14, 2026 0
An album which leads from a concept rooted in despair which ends as hopeful observations of life and its shifts. Margo Cilker says of her third album; “You could definitely call it a concept record.” Recorded […]

  • For The Sake Of The Song: Bob Dylan “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)”
  • Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “The Standing Stones”
  • Margo Cilker “Little White Cross”
  • Live Review: Oil & Whiskey, The Old Red Lion & Playhouse, London – 3rd September 2026
  • Elaine Palmer announces Autumn UK tour
  • Ewan Macintyre & Herding Cats “On These Islands We Sing”
  • Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0
Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
Interviews

Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

August 24, 2026 1
It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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VERSIONS: “Keep Me in Your Heart”

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Warren Zevon had just been advised he only had a short time to live in mid 2002, so he asked his record company if he could make a farewell album before he died. The album was […]
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R.W. Roldan “Can You Feel This” (Allswell Records, 2019)

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Ray William Roldan is based in Topanga CA. part of western Los Angeles. As an artist, he likes to be called R.W. Roldan. This album is memorable and remarkable. The first track, is just the right […]
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Essentials: The top 10 NRBQ albums

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The New Rhythm and Blues Quartet (originally Quintet), NRBQ or simply just The Q, if you haven’t heard of them, and worse still, haven’t heard any of their music and are a lover of good music […]

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