April 2019 – Page 2 – Americana UK

Chris Jones & The Night Drivers “The Choosing Road” (Mountain Home Music Company, 2019)

April 30, 2019 Tim Martin 0

In the press release accompanying Chris Jones’ new album he says, “I decided this time around to open up more with my writing and worry less about how songs would be perceived by different audiences.” What […]

Lanai “Ship’s Bell” – Listen

April 30, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Lanai are Tanja Torvikoski and Petri Kuusela, who make a very soft folk-rock sound: that’s soft as in gentle as epitomised on this track which floats through sea-mists towards a feeling of loss and parting. This […]

Billard Blossom “Change Your Grip” (Independent, 2019)

April 30, 2019 Steven Rafferty 0

Billard Blossom seem like a pretty okay group of fellas. They have a few videos posted on YouTube that feature the band playing out or working in their rehearsal room. From the available evidence, it seems […]

Video: Bard Edrington V “Espadin”

April 30, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is the title track from bard Edrington V’s new album, out on June 3rd. It’s a blend of country blues and desert music, stripped back to the bone. Oh, and it’s about making mezcal…

Rick Shea announces UK solo tour

April 29, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Veteran California-based folk-Americana singer-songwriter and sideman of long repute Rich Shea has announced a May-June Ireland & UK solo tour, in support of his latest album ‘The Town Where I Live’. Dave Alvin said of Shea: […]