March 2017 – Page 22 – Americana UK

Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough announce UK Dates

March 8, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Brigitte DeMeyer and not Nashville based singer-songwriter-guitarist Will Kimbrough have announced some UK tour dates in support of their new album Mockingbird Soul which we described as “a wonderful thing to behold”. Though Kimbrough can play […]

Cory Branan debuts “Another Nightmare in America” from new album – Listen

March 8, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Cory Branan will release his new album ADIOS next month and he’s previewing another track from it. Alt Press reports: “”Another Nightmare In America” touches on social injustices and police brutality. It features talent from punk icon […]

Little Diamonds “New Orleans Bound” (Independent, 2016)

March 8, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0

Essentially a John Prine/Early Dylan channeller, New Orleans Bound offers up 45 minutes of undiluted classic guitar, singer and occasional colour of harmonica, drum, bass or string. As an exercise in nailing a sound – lonesome […]

Torgeir Waldemar “No Offending Borders” (Ja.Jansen plateproduksjon, 2017)

March 8, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Torgeir Waldemar’s second solo album is a simply stunning offering – a beautifully balanced combination of visionary acoustic songs, full of strong and vivid imagery, and more strident West Coast rock songs, sweetly melodic but shot […]

Video: Amelia Curran “Gravity”

March 8, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A great video for the first single, Gravity, from Canadian singer-songwriter Amelia Curran’s new album Watershed, out on March 10th.

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great new album (released today) from Jack M. Senff (pr...
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The The - Hanky Panky (vinyl)
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The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
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Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Sarah Shook and the Disarmers “Nightroamer”

February 18, 2022 0

Fearless, raw and vulnerable offering from raucous garage/punk/country outfit ‘Nightroamer’ is the latest album from Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, and continues their soundtrack for the “outliers and weirdos”, in Shook’s words. “It doesn’t have to be a bad thing, it can be whatever you want it to be”. The music within is perhaps very slightly smoother than before, though it certainly retains the attitude and rawness found on their previous recordings, of garage rock and […]

Videos

Video: Jack White “Love is Selfish”

April 12, 2023 0

Jack White is LIVE in Los Angeles with the video for ‘Love is Selfish’. Filmed on January 13th, 2023 at The Belasco in Los Angeles, the song formed part of his Supply Chain Issues tour. His […]

Album Reviews

Hannah White “Sweet Revolution”

November 6, 2023 1

UK Americana at its best, sincerity in songwriting and singing, backed by a great band. Hannah White is one of a group of Americana artists who have been growing in stature over the last few years […]

Month: March 2017

Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough announce UK Dates

Cory Branan debuts “Another Nightmare in America” from new album – Listen

Little Diamonds “New Orleans Bound” (Independent, 2016)

Torgeir Waldemar “No Offending Borders” (Ja.Jansen plateproduksjon, 2017)

Video: Amelia Curran “Gravity”

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

Hawk And Steel “Ain’t Never Moving On”

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