May 2018 – Page 6 – Americana UK

Kashena Sampson “Wild Heart” (New Moon Records, 2018)

May 24, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

There was a time in the not so distant past when you could hear how much was spent on a record. But it’s almost impossible to make that sort of distinction today with production values available […]

New Rodney Crowell album due July

May 24, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Rodney Crowell has been around for a while now – he would often kick around a football made of tripe wrapped in muslin with Clement Attlee – and today he’s announced the forthcoming arrival of his nineteenth […]

Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton hits the road this Friday

May 24, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Carrying the torch for original acoustic blues from a bygone era, Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton returns to the UK for a short run of dates from Friday of this week. Although still in his 20s, Jerron “Blind […]

Jessica’s Brother “Humdinger” – Listen

May 24, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Jessica’s Brother is a London based folky-Americana band consisting of songwriter Tom Charleston, Jonny Helm on drums, and bassist Charlie Higgs – although for their debut album they’ve roped in friends to fill out the sound. Jonny […]

Ryan Adams sings on “The Voice” Finale – Watch

May 24, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

If you can bear to sit through any of a finale of the Voice then this four minutes will at least prove that our Transatlantic partners get a much better deal than us. This week, Ryan Adams […]