Americana Highways brings you this video premiere of David Burchfield’s song “Ain’t Gonna Be Easy,” from his recent release State to State, produced by Joshua James. This live version of “Ain’t Gonna Be Easy” features David Burchfield on lead vocals & rhythm guitar, and Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose on lead guitar & backing vocals. The video was produced […]
Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar – The Reckless One With a nice muscular vocal by Canadian vocalist Samantha Martin & subdued but punchy horns & soulful Hammond organ the band Delta Sugar is superb. It’s planted in rich retro-sounding soil but infused with generous doses of modern Stax-Soulfinger notes. A pinch of 70s powerhouse horn-driven […]
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With two albums coming out on February 19th, 2021 (I’ve Chosen Love & Creosote Flats), Americana troubadour Reed Turchi seems to be in constant motion. I caught up with him recently as he was filming a live taping for Bud’s Presents #Live and Direct in Austin TX. Americana Highways: I really dig the song “I’ve Chosen […]
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Americana Highways presents this video premiere of Sean Harrison’s song “Halfway From Nashville.” This song is the title track of his recently released debut album, co-produced by Michael Brinson, Paul Carabello and Sean Harrison. “Halfway From Nashville” is Sean Harrison on vocals; Michael Brinson on guitars and bass; Don Martin on drums; and Jerry Roller on pedal steel. With […]
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In all the great music and awful chaos of 2020, one thing that’s been in short supply is sad love songs. There have been some devastating albums (Courtney Marie Andrews’ Old Flowers remains the best break-up record of the year), but the old, odd comfort of finding that solitary sadness in the midst of a […]
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Steve Bonham and the Long Road’s new EP Out of the Darkness is a mighty 4-songs released in October. The EP delivers celebratory high vocals, swift guitar work and up-tempo piano, all wrapped up in a folk music package with ribbons of British influences. The tracks are performed by Steve Bonham and The Long Road. […]
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On November 13, 2020, Mitch Dembin released his second full length album Nothing Up My Sleeve. From the opening piano figure (is it a Fender Rhodes?), you just know that this album is going give late Boomers/early Gen-Xers something to smile about. Perhaps more than any time since the advent of rock & roll, musicians […]
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The early stuff, I shouldn’t be such a snob against it. A lot of these songs, I just lost them. They fell away. They only exist in these recordings. For so long I rebelled against the term, ‘I was never a folksinger.’ I would get pissed off if they put that label on me. I […]
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In an adventurous new twist for Americana Highways, here is one musician interviewing another: Abraham Smith (of the Snarlin’ Yarns) interviews Charlie Parr; and as it evolves, they also interview each other. Abraham Smith is a poet, educator, and mischief-in-chief improviser in the Snarlin’ Yarns. His most recent poetry collections are Bear Lite Inn (New […]
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Americana Highways presents this premiere of Maria Shiel’s song “Calling Me Back” (featuring Steve Wickham from the Waterboys) from her forthcoming album Fire in the Sea, available November 27. Fire in the Sea was produced by Maria Shiel and Cesar Benzoni; engineered by Chris Crehan; mixed by Cesar Benzoni and Mark Hallman (Tracks 2, 3); and mastered […]
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