2016 – Page 72 – Americana UK

Paul McClure “Songs For Anyone” (Rutland Troubadour / Clubhouse Records, 2016)

September 17, 2016 Rudie Hayes 1

So it’s roundly acknowledged that McClure is one of the nicest men in music, and my experience is that’s difficult to disagree with, the Rutland Troubadour returns here an album of exceptional quality, which is nice. McClure […]

Bon Iver Announce European Dates

September 15, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

Some good news from Uncut since it’s been ages since they hit our shores. Uncut reports: “Bon Iver have announced a European tour – their first since 2012 – taking place across January and February 2017. A […]

Welcome to the new Americana UK

September 14, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

If you’re staring at the site thinking “whaaa.. happened?” then you can be forgiven, rewarded even, for being astute. Americana UK has always been run as a non-commercial site with decreasing resources available to support what […]

Heidi Talbot “Here We Go, 1, 2, 3…” (Navigator Records, 2016)

September 14, 2016 David Cowling 0

For anyone who has heard Talbot’s voice, its power and expressiveness are givens – it is a thing of beauty, it sparkles, it could elevate the works of Jilly Cooper towards art. It is one thing […]

Video clip: Teenage Fanclub “I’m in Love”

September 14, 2016 Mark Whitfield 0

The first single from the new album “Here” which came out on Friday

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

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

Ad for American Beauty album 5th December 1970

For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”