June 2018 – Page 11 – Americana UK

Sami Simon “Carry You With Me” – Listen

June 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Sami Simon wrote this song whilst he was travelling through Scandinavia and knew, or came to know, that at some-point he would have to leave it’s shining beauty behind him. At least he wasn’t losing in […]

New Ryan Adams stuff on the way, possibly lots of it

June 19, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

An interesting story up on Consequence of Sound this morning where they mull over the various Ryan Adams going on at the moment. As they note, “Ryan Adams dropped two new songs over the last few weeks, […]

Anne Elise Hastings and Her Revolving Cast of Characters “Anne Elise Hastings and Her Revolving Cast of Characters” (Independent, 2018)

June 19, 2018 Mark Nenadic 0

New Orleans probably isn’t the first place you’d turn to when looking for contemporary folky Americana. However, if you can marry the jazz and blues sounds of The Big Easy with a foundation of folk and […]

Video: Alf Hale “City On A Hill”

June 19, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

The title track from Alf Hale’s new album, due on July 6th, has some great fiddle playing and is a wonderful mix of blues, folk, Southern country and Gothiciana (if that’s a word).

Mookie Brando & The Second Cousins “Do It In Joeville” (Independent, 2018)

June 18, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Mookie Brando & The Second Cousins might just be the best Americana band in Hungary – to be honest we’re not that familiar with the Americana scene in Budapest but if there is a better band […]