April 2019 – Page 13 – Americana UK

Jim Allen “Where the Sunshine Bit You” (Hardcover Records, 2019)

April 16, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Where the Sunshine Bit You’ is the first solo album from Jim Allen in many years and it finds him in a good-natured mood. A respected songwriter on the New York scene, Allen says that he’s: […]

Video Premiere: Six Mile Grove “Million Birds”

April 16, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

It’s always wonderful to see a band still making great music after twenty years together and such is the case with Minnesota’s Six Mile Grove. This is the heartfelt and powerful title track of their new […]

Pretty Archie “Hanging On” (Curve Music 2019)

April 15, 2019 Alan Fitter 0

Pretty Archie are a five-piece band from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, although a listen to any of the nine tracks on their fourth album ‘Hanging On’, would lead the listener to believe the band were from […]

Amelia White + Jamie Freeman, Green Note, London, 9th April 2019

April 15, 2019 David Chalfen 0

Another uplifting trip then to this much-lauded Camden venue where even the chocolate brownie and the rickety wooden chair may be close to assuming a place in North London roots music folklore. We’re here to hear […]

Roseanne Reid “Trails” (Last Man Music, 2019)

April 15, 2019 Russell Murphy 0

With a diverse set of song styles – blues, upbeat country, traditional folk and roots – underpinned with an excellent blend of guitars, horns, organ and vocals – this is a very competent debut from Scotland’s […]