2016 – Page 20 – Americana UK

Anna Elizabeth Laube “Tree” (Ahh…..Pockets! Records, 2016)

November 24, 2016 Rudie Hayes 0

The title track, an entry in a song writing competition to highlight the effects of pine beetle epidemic in Iowa City, the 4th album in AEL’s discography and an opening track with a sad weepy […]

Andy Irvine: Baldock and Letchworth Blues, Folk and Roots Club, Baldock – 19th October 2016

November 24, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

Perched precariously on a collapsible stage barely large enough for his four bouzoukis, bag of harmonicas and himself – Andy Irvine looks surprisingly comfortable. This in spite of the perils experienced by those sat in the […]

Video: Phobophobes “Human Baby”

November 24, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0

Opening with a poem by the band’s late guitarist George Bedford Russell read by Will Self this is gloriously strange.

Joe Purdy “Who Will Be Next?” (Bread and Butter Music, 2016)

November 23, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

Neil Young, around the time of his Living With War, bemoaned the absence of other, and younger, protest singers. This was never really true, the difference was the level of media attention such artists could attract – […]

Neil Young latest archives out Friday

November 23, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

Although you may need to hot foot it over to the States for a copy – best go before the end of the year if you’re not white Caucasian. Uncut reports: “Neil Young will reissue a fresh […]

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

September 22, 2026 0

Polaris-nominated Acadian songwriter Lisa LeBlanc has announced her new album, Patchwork, which will come out on 29th January 2027 via Bonsound, and has released the lead single, A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought, with a […]

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

September 22, 2026 0

Virginian alt-country band transitions into indie rock on their fourth full-length outing. Dogwood Tales celebrate ten years as a band with the release of their 4th full length album, entitled Every Star in Rockingham County, and […]

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

September 22, 2026 0

On his new song, Gary Marks turns his songwriter vision on recent events in his homeland, starting from an unprecedented riot in Washington to the, perhaps, surprising eventual fallout from that event. As Marks explains: “I […]

Year: 2016

Anna Elizabeth Laube “Tree” (Ahh…..Pockets! Records, 2016)

Andy Irvine: Baldock and Letchworth Blues, Folk and Roots Club, Baldock – 19th October 2016

Video: Phobophobes “Human Baby”

Joe Purdy “Who Will Be Next?” (Bread and Butter Music, 2016)

Neil Young latest archives out Friday

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music