2017 – Page 29 – Americana UK

Joana Serrat “Dripping Springs” (Loose, 2017)

November 24, 2017 David Cowling 0

This is one of those records that sounds so lush and wonderful that you think that listening to it on repeat would begin to erode its charms. Well, take it from me: repeated listens only serve […]

Video: The Arlenes “Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone”

November 24, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

As last week’s retro slot featured Alan Tyler’s Rockingbirds here’s his partner in crime and co-winner of this year’s UK Americana Association’s Grass Roots Award 2017 Steve Pulford with his wife Stephanie aka ther fabulous Arlenes. […]

Green Day and Miranda Lambert “Ordinary World” – Listen

November 23, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Ordinary World is the new song from Green Day taken from their new collection “Greatest Hits: God’s Favorite Band.” The song’s first iteration came in a 2016 film starring frontman Billie Joe Armstrong as an aging punk […]

2018 Kilkenny Roots Festival starts to announce line-up

November 23, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

The 21st Kilkenny Roots Festival has announced the first batch of artists to be playing the much-loved festival in 2018. Canada’s Deep Dark Woods are back after a four-year hiatus, Maryland’s Michael Nau makes his debut, along with Nashville based country queen Nikki […]

Straw Bear “Venetian Gothic” – Listen

November 23, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Taken from their forthcoming album “Fiction” set for an early 2018 release, indie folksters Straw Bear have released the first track Venetian Gothic, a beautifully-crafted, guitar-drenched gem. The band, whose fans include Cerys Mathews, Bob Harris and Tom Robinson (the […]