March 2018 – Page 12 – Americana UK

Torgeir Waldemar “Jamais Vu” (Jansen Records, 2018)

March 20, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

With the release of the cleverly titled mini album Jamais Vu, Norwegian singer/songwriter Torgeir Waldemar revisits some of the songs from his first two albums and skillfully manages to present a very different interpretation. So what exactly […]

Video: Low Cut Connie “Beverly”

March 20, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Now here’s something interesting. From their new album Dirty Pictures (Part 2), out on May 18th, this is a story set in the low rent motels of America and featuring their inhabitants. Great and unashamedly raw […]

The Handsome Family, Hackney Round Chapel, 15th March 2018

March 20, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

“For us to have Loose Records here tonight and for us to still be married…” is Rennie Sparks’s wryly improbable reflection towards the beginning of this evening’s performance in Hackney – a nice acknowledgement of the […]

Black Deer Festival launch competition to find UK’s hottest new americana/country acts

March 19, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Black Deer appears to be the americana music festival everyone and their dog (or deer) is talking about this year and just to make matters even more exciting, the festival organisers have announced they’re launching a […]

Luke Tuchscherer “Shadows – Touring EP” (Clubhouse Records, 2018)

March 19, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0

Ever since seeing Tuchscherer performing with the band The Whybirds in a small Bedford pub this reviewer has been quite partial to their (and his) take on the classic Americana driving song style of most of […]