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The Other Side of Me: Tim Martin celebrates Steely Dan

November 23, 2021 Tim Martin 7
The reasons for liking a particular artist can end up lost in the mists of time. But for me Steely Dan started with Larry Carlton’s guitar solo in ‘Kid Charlemagne’ longer ago than I care to […]

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Bruce Springsteen releases film of “Land of Hope and Dreams” Tour – watch it all here!

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Video: Amy Speace “Days of Letting Go” – from a poem to a song to a poem

September 11, 2026 0
The combination of beautifully poetic spoken word and pure, melodic singing in Amy Speace’s Days of Letting Go is utterly absorbing. Speace has just released a poetry collection, The Cardinals, along with this gorgeous accompanying single. […]
Album Reviews

Fruition “Something More”

September 10, 2026 0
Dense harmonies and insightful words make this a “why haven’t I heard them before” album. Fruition say that “this album is the culmination of almost two decades of making music. We set out to show the […]
Features

Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

September 10, 2026 0
Liverpool singer-songwriter John Jenkins and is one of our “most compelling voices in folk, Americana, and country,” as his press accurately describes him. Having seen him play live with his regular musical partner, Pippa Murdie, in […]

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  • Fruition “Something More”
  • Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”
  • David Coller “Blue Water”
  • Bruce Springsteen releases film of “Land of Hope and Dreams” Tour – watch it all here!
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  • Video: Anna Moon & The Stars “Oh my God! It’s a Resurrection” – still standing and better than ever
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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 […]
Interviews

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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Studio Life: Kerri Watt

April 17, 2020 0
You may have seen Kerri Watt performing at various festivals, including Glastonbury, Celtic Connections and the Cambridge Folk Festival.  You may have heard her on Bob Harris’s BBC Radio 2 show.  You may have seen her […]
Videos

Video premiere: Paul Mosley and The Red Meat Orchestra “Wintertide”

November 30, 2017 0
Composer Paul Mosley has reached his 10-year anniversary (Tin?) as a musician and to celebrate, while most people would buy a cake, he’s instead reuniting with his Red Meat Orchestra to release a new EP of […]
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Lou Reed “I’m Waiting For The Man (Demo)” – Early Acoustic Version

June 9, 2022 0
Exciting news to accompany this Track – those great people at Light In The Attic Records have a new archival release covering previously unavailable early demos of Lou Reed’s music from 1963-65.  It’s called ‘Words & […]

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