2016 – Page 5 – Americana UK

The Great Western Tears “Tales From Tallows” (Independent, 2016)

December 20, 2016 Paul Kerr 0

Back in May of 2015 I reviewed the debut EP from Oxford’s The Great Western Tears giving it a big thumbs up and noting them as a band to watch out for. Well here’s the album […]

Video: Ronley Teper “Pointy Petals (ROSE)

December 20, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0

The second in the series of superb videos and equally superb songs from Ronley Teper

Shirley Collins – Lodestar live at The Barbican

December 19, 2016 Jonathan Aird 0

If someone had said just a few years ago that 2016 would see a new album from Shirley Collins, with a live performance of the same in 2017 then there would have been few who’d have […]

RS publishes its top country/americana albums of 2016

December 19, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

Actually they did about a week ago now but hey, we’re too busy counting our own votes at the moment! Some sterling choices in their list including Hiss Golden Messenger, Drive By Truckers and Robbie Fulks. RS Country reports: […]

Video: Bonnie Whitmore “I’ll Make A Living”

December 19, 2016 Jeremy Searle 0

Taken from the new album F*ck With Sad Girls, this is a proper hooky country rocker that Tom Petty would be proud of. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo3zF-A1pg8

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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever
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Old 97s - Too Far to Care
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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

March 24, 2026 0

An impressive blues-influenced mixture of laid-back and edgier numbers. Coast of Light is Luke Winslow-King’s ninth album after having debuted with Luke Winslow-King in 2008. It is a bit of an outlier from many of the […]

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

March 24, 2026 0

The night opened with Bassie Gracie, a bold spoken word poet grounded in hope, proclaiming that making art can be the remedy to worry. This Celtic-and-proud waif delivered rhythmic anti-racism with barely veiled anger at the […]

artwork for The Montvales album "Path Of Totality"

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

March 24, 2026 0

Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]

Year: 2016

The Great Western Tears “Tales From Tallows” (Independent, 2016)

Video: Ronley Teper “Pointy Petals (ROSE)

Shirley Collins – Lodestar live at The Barbican

RS publishes its top country/americana albums of 2016

Video: Bonnie Whitmore “I’ll Make A Living”

Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie”