2018 – Page 235 – Americana UK

Bennett Wilson Poole, Betsey Trotwood, London, 22nd March 2018

March 28, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Much has been written about “the power of three.” Apparently it’s something to do with the evolution of the brain and how much easier it is for humans to grasp the concept of ‘threes.’ This notion […]

Video: Charlie Parr “Dog”

March 28, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Something new from the great country blues player Charlie Parr is always good news and this is the title track from his new album, available now.

Album premiere: Great Peacock “Gran Pavo Real”

March 28, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

‘Gran Pavo Real’ is the forthcoming LP from Nashville-based Americana outfit Great Peacock, The follow up to their 2015 debut ‘Making Ghosts’, it was recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium by industry stalwart Dexter Green (Jason Isbell, Elizabeth Cooke, Derek Hoke) and RS […]

Khari Wendell McClelland “Song Of The Agitators” – Listen

March 27, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Taken from Khari Wendell McClelland’s new album ‘Freedom Singer’ which has re-arranged and re-invigorated a set of songs that were contemporary with his great-great-great-grandmother’s escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad. Some are quite well know […]

Don McLean “Botanical Gardens” (BMG, 2018)

March 27, 2018 Peter Churchill 0

Is it possible to review any release by Don McLean without reference to the past and how long it has been since those classic songs that made his name? The answer, of course, is absolutely not. […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2018