2017 – Page 161 – Americana UK

Fleet Foxes “Crack-Up” (Nonesuch, 2017)

July 4, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Fleet Foxes have not been exemplifying the work ethic – having dramatically emerged onto the music scene in 2008 with the Sun Giant EP and then their eponymous debut it was a full three years until […]

Stiv Jakobsen announces new album and UK tour

July 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Siv Jakobsen has announced details of her debut album ‘The Nordic Mellow’ which will be released on 25th August on the lovely Loose label (good alliteration there). Earlier this year, stand alone single Like I Used To which featured […]

Danny & the Champions of the World “Let The Water Wash Over You (Don’t You Know)” – Listen

July 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Danny & the Champs’ new album “Brilliant Light” is out now although as usual we got our copy rather late in the day (always the bridesmaid…) so our review will be up shortly, but for now, […]

Ani Di Franco “Binary” (Righteous Babe/Aveline Records, 2017)

July 4, 2017 Rick Bayles 0

A new album from American Folk Rocker and Feminist Icon Ani Di Franco has to be cause for celebration, not least because she is one of the most creative songwriters out there and her music always […]

The past is never dead. It’s not even past – an interview with John Murry

July 4, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

John Murry’s 2012 album The Graceless Age was hailed by MOJO magazine with a 5 out of 5 rating, UNCUT called it a “masterpiece”, both magazines included it in their Top 10 albums of the year; […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

July 2, 2026 0

Amy Speace is a long-standing favourite of Americana UK, her most recent album, The Blue Rock Session, appearing late in 2025, a stripped-back collection on acoustic guitar and piano, recorded at a writing retreat in Wimberley, […]

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”

July 2, 2026 0

The Madrid-born singer-songwriter sounds every bit like a Nashville native on a highly listenable second album. 10 years ago, Madrid native Juana Everett decided it was time for her to make a big change, and so, […]

Year: 2017

Fleet Foxes “Crack-Up” (Nonesuch, 2017)

Stiv Jakobsen announces new album and UK tour

Danny & the Champions of the World “Let The Water Wash Over You (Don’t You Know)” – Listen

Ani Di Franco “Binary” (Righteous Babe/Aveline Records, 2017)

The past is never dead. It’s not even past – an interview with John Murry

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”

Billy Strings to release latest album “So Much For Goodbyes” on 28th August

Beth Lee “Life Keeps Moving On” – we’re on the move again