January 2017 – Page 6

Leif Vollebeck “Twin Solitude” (Secret City Records ,2017)

January 25, 2017 Tim Merricks 0

“Twin Solitude” is a perfect example of musical growth. The journey undergone and the music released by Leif Vollebeck doffs the cap to the idea of art imitating life expounded by Oscar Wilde. After all, this […]

AmericanaFest UK announce showcase line-up

January 25, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This year’s UK Americana Awards, hosted by the AMA-UK (not to be confused with AUK, although we both feature the words “americana” and “UK” – what are the chances?) take place next week in London and […]

Dirty Dozen: James Parry

January 25, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

James Parry lives at the other end of the Earth in Hobart, Tasmania and writes independent folk-pop songs. Soft echoes of his island home can be heard in his stories of lives intertwining and colliding. His […]

The Dream “Get Dreamy” (Round 2, 2017)

January 25, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

There is an almost limitless appetite amongst vinyl addicts for the ever more obscure or rare item released on their favoured medium and in their preferred musical genres. So there will be at least a muted […]

Video: The Rural Alberta Advantage “Beacon Hill”

January 25, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A fine slice of americana from the Canadian indie-rockers, written by front man Nils Edenloff in response to wildfires which caused the evacuation of the town where he lived.