2018 – Page 284 – Americana UK

Barrence Whitfield and the Savages “Soul Flowers of Titan” (Bloodshot Records, 2018)

February 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The old saw is that “the blues had a baby and they called it rock and roll”, and that’s a fair enough claim even if it does leave elements of hillbilly country and other musical genres […]

Tommy Emmanuel discusses new collaboration with Jason Isbell

February 5, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

News this morning from our sticky friends over at Paste who hosted Tommy Emmanuel in their midtown Manhattan studio last week. They report: “Emmanuel performed three songs and discussed his new duets album, Accomplice One. The […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Joe Purdy “Children of Privilege”

February 5, 2018 Paul Villers 0

Here at Americana-UK Towers we like to think ourselves as being at a certain level of elite without, of course, being elitist. We’ll entertain any old Tom, Dick or Harriet particularly if they are handy with […]

Kashena Sampson, Paper Dress Vintage, London, 31st January 2018

February 5, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

It was a night when downtown Hackney was thronged with hordes of Americana loving music fans – it was, in fact, the night of the Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) Conference music showcase. Dozens of artists […]

Ferris & Sylvester “Made in Streatham” (Archtop Records, 2018)

February 5, 2018 Elise Kennedy 1

Ferris & Sylvester’s new EP Made In Streatham takes a bluesy twist on the indie folk singing and guitar picking, the five-track offering taking a different turn on the music fans heard on their first EP […]