2018 – Page 11 – Americana UK

GospelbeacH “Another Winter Alive” (Alive Naturalsound Records 2018)

December 12, 2018 Michael Farley 0

GospelbeacH were formed in 2014 by vocalist and guitarist Brent Rademaker ex of Beachwood Sparks amongst others and comprise a group of experienced and well-travelled musicians. As may be expected from a group of people who […]

No Coward Soul + Lisa Redford, Green Note, London, 4th December 2018

December 12, 2018 David Chalfen 0

This was a tremendous double helping of diverse roots music at the cosy Camden Town venue often featured – and always warmly praised – on this website. If you triangulate Nickel Creek, Old Crow Medicine Show and […]

Arts Fishing Club “Icarus” – Listen

December 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s a story, too complicated to go into right here, that explains the band name – suffice to say that Wisconsin-bred singer-songwriter Christopher Kessenich spent a lot of time and perseverance on finding the band he dreamed of. […]

Video: Jane Sheldon “One For Mrs Claus”

December 12, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Well, it is well into December so definitely time for a Christmas song or two and this from Jane Sheldon adds a nice twist, celebrating the woman behind the scenes rather than the man on the […]

Danni Nicholls & Caleb Caudle announce January dates

December 11, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

UK singer-songwriter Danni Nicholls has announced that she’ll be joining forces with one of her US counterparts Caleb Caudle and performing a short double-header tour together in January, either side of the AmericanaFest 2019 where Caleb will […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

Ad for American Beauty album 5th December 1970

For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”