May 2019 – Page 13 – Americana UK

Pick of the Political Pops: Randy Newman “Short People”

May 17, 2019 Paul Villers 0

There’s a TV in every room here at Americana-UK Towers (all fifty or so). None of them are connected, of course, but we need to be able to sell ourselves to visiting dignitaries to The People’s […]

The Fireflys “Only Us, Northern Lights” (Strawberry Moon Records, 2019)

May 17, 2019 Peter Churchill 0

The Fireflys have many things to commend them to music lovers of a certain vintage. To start with there is the declaration of intent by vocalist, lead guitarist and songwriter Lee Wylding “to promote listening to […]

Video: Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band “Making Believe”

May 17, 2019 Jeremy Searle 1

A classic for this week’s retro slot, with Emmylou live in 1977 and a gorgeous version of “Making Believe”. The Hot Band included an astonishing array of talent including Albert Lee, Rodney Crowell, Emory Gordy and […]

What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?

May 16, 2019 Paul Villers 1

Welcome back to our occasional series in which we ask the Americana UK staff writers and contributors to give us a handle on the what, whys and wherefores that got them into the genre and why […]

Big Jim Brown and the Speedkings “Devil On The Other Shoulder” (Independent, 2019)

May 16, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The Speedkings are whomever Jim Brown is playing with, so this latest release doesn’t have much of a common line-up with 2016’s ‘After All, it’s Been Forever‘ and on any given night his live band is […]