June 2017 – Page 3 – Americana UK

Jeff Tweedy ” Together At Last” (DBpm 2017)

June 29, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0

To some, Jeff Tweedy and Wilco were the people that made the noughties worth living with his and their shards of myopic observation and songs of equal delicacy and wanton destruction. ‘Together at Last’ is a […]

Video: Chris Murphy “Hard Bargain”

June 29, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From his new album Live/Solo comes this great high energy song from fiddler extraordinaire Chris Murphy.

Darling West “While I Was Asleep” – Listen

June 28, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Since the release of their second album “Vinyl and a Heartache,” Darling West have been played more than two and a half million times on Spotify, been booked to the biggest festivals in Norway and Americanafest […]

Erin Costelo “Down Below the Status Quo” (Seayou Records, 2016)

June 28, 2017 Phil Grant 0

Despite the protestations of countless wanabees across the world who all want their MTV, (or whatever the kids say now) being a musician is tough work. It’s difficult to tell if it’s harder in one genre […]

Dirty Dozen: Jeremy Parsons

June 28, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Jeremy Parsons grew up soaking in the sounds of Texas Music in the dance-halls of the Lone Star State. Over the past decade, he has played all over the US and in Europe, including numerous venues […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 0

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

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, […]

Home Life

Home Life: Steady Habits

June 8, 2020 1

UK Americana band Loud Mountains, whose brand of roots meets power-pop always found a place in my affections, broke up in 2019. That band’s one-part head honcho Sean Duggan is back in the recording sphere with […]

Album Reviews

Amythyst Kiah “Still + Bright”

November 6, 2024 0

Amythyst Kiah emerges from the dark of “Wary + Strange” to brighter things on stunning new ‘cinematic’ album. Amythyst Kiah , a formidable Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, hails from Chattanooga, Tennessee, although now living in Johnson City. Her […]

Tracks

Lizzie No “Lagunita” – rediscovering things found and lost

November 24, 2023 0

Having caught Lizzie No at the AmericanaFest UK showcases certainly didn’t prepare us for this current song from No’s new album ‘Halfsies‘. Far from the indie-folk of acoustic guitar and harp. ‘Lagunita‘ rocks out with the […]

Month: June 2017

Jeff Tweedy ” Together At Last” (DBpm 2017)

Video: Chris Murphy “Hard Bargain”

Darling West “While I Was Asleep” – Listen

Erin Costelo “Down Below the Status Quo” (Seayou Records, 2016)

Dirty Dozen: Jeremy Parsons

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

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