2018 – Page 294 – Americana UK

H.C. McEntire “Lionheart” (Merge, 2018)

January 25, 2018 David Cowling 0

Sometimes records seem to be the obvious culmination of everything that has gone before, so it is with this first solo record from the Mount Moriah frontwoman. The journey from indie-rocker to consummate Country star is […]

Video: The Levellers “Drug Bust McGee”

January 25, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

The legend that is The Levellers have a new album, We The Collective, out on March 9th and this is the first single from it, a powerful indictment of undercover police and their frequently dubious activities.

Findlay Napier + Boo Hewerdine + Eddi Reader, @Celtic Connections, The Mackintosh Church, Glasgow, 20th January 2018

January 24, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

It’s fitting really that the first Celtic Connections show Americana UK attends this year is a celebration of Glasgow. Glasgow of course is home to Celtic Connections which, in its 25th year, has put the city […]

Beth Nielsen Chapman “Hearts Of Glass” (Proper Records, 2018)

January 24, 2018 Maurice Hope 0

Singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman is one of those naturals when it comes to singing. She makes it seem effortless to perform finely written pieces, and the fact she writes some extremely good songs does her no […]

Van Life – Justin Osborne (SUSTO)

January 24, 2018 Del Day 0

East Carolina’s SUSTO have been making giant strides these last couple of years, generating huge acclaim for their live shows and acquiring a number of big-time fans including Band Of Horses’ Ben Bridwell. “I got an […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

September 22, 2026 0

Warm, wistful country-leaning songs find their strength in memory, reflection and some lovely understated musical touches. There is something appropriately old-fashioned about Just Like a Black and White Film, the sixth studio album from Dave Sutherland. […]

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

September 22, 2026 0

Polaris-nominated Acadian songwriter Lisa LeBlanc has announced her new album, Patchwork, which will come out on 29th January 2027 via Bonsound, and has released the lead single, A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought, with a […]

Year: 2018

H.C. McEntire “Lionheart” (Merge, 2018)

Video: The Levellers “Drug Bust McGee”

Findlay Napier + Boo Hewerdine + Eddi Reader, @Celtic Connections, The Mackintosh Church, Glasgow, 20th January 2018

Beth Nielsen Chapman “Hearts Of Glass” (Proper Records, 2018)

Van Life – Justin Osborne (SUSTO)

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”