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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 111

September 8, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
A return to the old format… sort of Following extensive market research (asking a couple of people at a bus stop) I’ve decided that there isn’t enough music in these posts from the abyss. Therefore, there […]
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Interview: Dwight Twilley on the best of his Tulsa Years

August 15, 2023 Martin Johnson 0
How seeing blue fur in Leon Russell’s basement in the ’70s had a lifelong influence. Anyone with an interest in ‘70s power pop will have heard of Dwight Twilley and the Dwight Twilley Band,  who landed […]
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One Adam One “Where Do I Begin”

March 24, 2023 Viv Fish 0
Good things come in small packages. The duo that is One Adam One are Americana veterans, singer-songwriter Adam Reichmann and his long-term musical partner Todd Schnitzer. The two have a long history of writing together, forming […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Chris Hillman Songs since 1982

March 16, 2023 Martin Johnson 8
Chris Hillman is now recognised as one of the founding fathers of country rock, and subsequently americana, and has a mantlepiece of awards, including his induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a […]
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Essentials: The Top 10 Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) Albums

February 2, 2023 Tim Martin 5
In the midst of punk, new wave and whatever else was happening in 1977, the first Tom Petty album crept out and took a year to reach the US charts. In the UK the reaction was […]

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Something for the weekend: Black Midi “Still”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t got your tickets yet for our 25 year knees up featuring Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and a whole load more americana, you can pick them […]
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Charley Crockett “Age of the Ram”

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Americana favourite delivers the final chapter of his adventurous Sagebrush Trilogy that concludes with the mythological and wide-ranging story of the ‘Outlaw’ Billy MacLane. Readers of Americana UK are likely to be very familiar with the […]
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Tift Merrit announces new album “Sugar”

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Listen to the first single to be taken from it below. Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt has announced Sugar, her first album in nearly a decade, due out June 26th via One Riot which is described as […]

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Interview: The Breath’s Stuart McCallum and Ríoghnach Connolly on collaborating with the Paraorchestra

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How to achieve true musical Symbiosis. The Breath are guitarist Stuart McCallum and singer Ríoghnach Connolly, and they ensure that the song is always at the centre of their alt-folk sound. That sound is rich, reflecting […]
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Interview: Cynthia Marchant on the Ozarks, fast cars and the passing of time

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In 2022, with her second studio album, Flesh and Bone, Cynthia Marchant explored spiritual truth and depth, and the magic of connecting with self and others in the many stages of life. Three years later, she’s […]
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Interview: Michael Weston King on why “Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore”

April 2, 2026 0
How the worst kind of family tragedy can lead to a career high British americana stalwart and music award winner Michael Weston King is releasing a new solo album, Nothing Can Hurt Me Anymore. On the […]

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Gitta de Ridder “Feathers” (Little Memories Records, 2016)

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Soft and soothing  vocals, simple yet effective melody sums up”Wanderer”, the first track of Anglo Dutch singer songwriter Gitta de Ridder’s  debut album. “Feathers” seems a very apt title – feathers float, they are soft and gentle […]
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Video: Jessie Monk “Turns Out I’m Someone Else”

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The exquisite voice of Jessie Monk soars effortlessly over sparse acoustic folk on her second single from the upcoming EP ‘Here, Now’.  The tone is conversational as the lyrics explore the humbling experience of really coming […]
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Little Lore “The River” – flow, flow to the sea

March 12, 2025 0
Today one of relatively rare examples of Americana that originates in the UK.  You’d think there would be a lot more, and whilst we have a number of “regulars” it’s always good to expand that number.  […]

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