Videos
Video: I Draw Slow “Same Old Dress Will Do”
Recorded in a meadow in Montana and the delightfully named Red Ants Pants festival, this song from Irish outfit I Draw Slow is quite delightful.
Month: February 2018
Album Reviews
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages “Soul Flowers of Titan” (Bloodshot Records, 2018)
The old saw is that “the blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll”, and that’s a fair enough claim even if it does leave elements of hillbilly country and other musical genres […]
News
Tommy Emmanuel discusses new collaboration with Jason Isbell
News this morning from our sticky friends over at Paste who hosted Tommy Emmanuel in their midtown Manhattan studio last week. They report: “Emmanuel performed three songs and discussed his new duets album, Accomplice One. The […]
Political Pops
Pick of the Political Pops: Joe Purdy “Children of Privilege”
Here at Americana-UK Towers we like to think ourselves as being at a certain level of elite without, of course, being elitist. We’ll entertain any old Tom, Dick or Harriet particularly if they are handy with […]
Live Reviews
Kashena Sampson, Paper Dress Vintage, London, 31st January 2018
It was a night when downtown Hackney was thronged with hordes of Americana loving music fans – it was, in fact, the night of the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) Conference music showcase. Dozens of artists […]