April 2018 – Page 18 – Americana UK

Rob Cheatham “Villains and Ghosts” (Delicious Records, 2018)

April 10, 2018 Denis Parkinson 0

The latest album from Rob Cheatham, ‘Villains and Ghosts’ is an assured, alternative country offering, with strong songs and a sense of melancholy that runs through the work like a rich vein. Self-described as a singer-songwriter […]

Josh Rouse “Love In The Modern Age” – Listen

April 10, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The title track of the new album from Josh Rouse sees him heading off in a somewhat different direction to hitherto. Somewhat gone are the mumbled vocals and in comes hints of The Blue Nile, The Style […]

Aye Up! Steve Earle headlines this year’s Underneath the Stars

April 10, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

South Yorkshire’s stellar music & arts festival Underneath The Stars is returning this summer with a line-up of established and emerging talent across the folk, jazz, roots, bluegrass, fusion and Americana music worlds, as well as […]

The Magic City Trio “Amerikana Arkana” (Independent 2018)

April 10, 2018 Michael Farley 0

This is a somewhat quirky but truly original offering from London based group The Magic City Trio who, according to their website take their inspiration from pre-war country music, The Carter Family, through to modern hillbilly […]

Video: Levellers “Liberty”

April 10, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

From their excellent new album We The Collective comes this powerful song from the mighty Levellers, as timely and relevant as they ever were.

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

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One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. .Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

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Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

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Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Month: April 2018

Rob Cheatham “Villains and Ghosts” (Delicious Records, 2018)

Josh Rouse “Love In The Modern Age” – Listen

Aye Up! Steve Earle headlines this year’s Underneath the Stars

The Magic City Trio “Amerikana Arkana” (Independent 2018)

Video: Levellers “Liberty”

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates