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Tom Waits “Get Behind The Mule” – look out for the kick

August 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Well, this is the way it goes – you head off for a few days rest and relaxation and everyone and their monkey decides to release a song, so expect some big names over the next […]
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Jack Cade “Bewilderland”

February 5, 2024 Viv Fish 0
Raw on the outside, soft & tender in the middle. ‘Bewilderland‘ is Jack Cade’s fourth album. It follows from where his 2021 album ‘The Death Throes of a Jaded Empire‘ left off and is a result […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Paul Kerr

January 11, 2024 Paul Kerr 7
As has been mentioned many times before in this feature, there’s a conundrum at the heart of it. First off, what on earth is americana? Well, for this piece, it’s whatever I decide fits the bill. […]
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Something for the weekend: Tom Waits “New Year’s Eve”

January 5, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1
Well that’s it for our short first week back after the Christmas break. Don’t forget you can win Mary Gauthier tickets if you’re one of our supporters – more on this here. Since we don’t update […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 125

December 22, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Thinking about the future… Trying to wrestle with plans for the future now I’m not in full-time employment is becoming increasingly pointless. Always one for working I currently find it difficult to say not anyone who […]

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Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

September 23, 2026 0
With her new recording and rehearsal studio nearing completion, Sarah McQuaid is once again heading out on the road, this time for a 9-week, 36-show coast-to-coast US tour beginning on the 11th of September, and a […]
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Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

September 23, 2026 0
Levi Foster takes his yarn-spinning country tunes to the heart of Hollywood. After two EPs and the success of his critically-acclaimed first album, We Made Fire, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter who draws his inspiration from the likes […]
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Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand

September 23, 2026 0
Molly & Me is the latest single from the upcoming album from Margo Cilker, Little White Cross, which is out on October 9th via Fossil Records. Molly & Me starts out as a story about a teenage friendship […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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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. […]

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This is the rather lovely new single from Tucson singer-songwriter Rebekah Rolland, taken from her forthcoming album Seed And Silo, out on July 20th.  Nice video too.
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Chris Pierce announces his new album with a Heavy Heart

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Chris Pierce has announced his new album, Songs for the Heavy Hearted, is coming out on August 21st. Produced by frequent collaborators David Resnik and Niko Bolas (Neil Young, The Mavericks), the album features collaborations with […]
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Ellen Starski “Sara’s Half-Finished Love Affair” (Independent, 2020)

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Throughout this album, born of a couple of chance encounters with Sara which led to a great friendship and the sharing of deeply personal experiences, Nashville-based artist and songwriter Ellen Starski explores and exquisitely illustrates the […]

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