2018 – Page 138 – Americana UK

Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage “Awake” (Sungrazing Records, 2018)

July 17, 2018 David Cowling 0

For their second record together, Sanders and Savage continue to mix ethereal traditional folk with dabs of colour from across the musical spectrum. The mix of six originals and five covers offer no easy distinction between […]

Maverick Festival, Easton Park Farm Suffolk, 6th – 8th July 2018

July 17, 2018 David Chalfen 0

This year’s Maverick Festival was held under glorious sunshine at Easton Park Farm in the deepest part of rural Suffolk. As usual, Director Paul Spencer had pulled together a tremendous range of polished multinational talent which […]

Marla and David Celia “Daydreamers” (Elite Records, 2018)

July 17, 2018 Rick Bayles 0

This album sounds so much like it was made sometime in the late sixties/early seventies that there’s a kind of time capsule feel to it; a little glimpse into a forgotten world. You can almost see […]

Video: Sons Of Bill “Believer/Pretender”

July 17, 2018 Jeremy Searle 1

This is the excellent new single from Sons of Bill, taken from their latest album Oh God Ma’am. It’s a great video too. They’re in the UK and Europe in August and you should really go and […]

Don’t be afraid of Chris Stills – he’s hard to please

July 16, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Chris Stills will release a new album, his first in over 10 years, ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ in the UK on September 7, 2018 via Rive Gauche Music. The album is the follow-up to 2006’s self-titled release and Chris has also confirmed […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2018

Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage “Awake” (Sungrazing Records, 2018)

Maverick Festival, Easton Park Farm Suffolk, 6th – 8th July 2018

Marla and David Celia “Daydreamers” (Elite Records, 2018)

Video: Sons Of Bill “Believer/Pretender”

Don’t be afraid of Chris Stills – he’s hard to please

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”