May 2019 – Page 16 – Americana UK

Bard Edrington V “Espadin” (Independent, 2019)

May 14, 2019 Diccon Johnston 0

This is the first solo album by Bard Edrington V and it has the inescapable air of creative freedom. The written style encapsulates a strong sense of time and place and his storytelling approach is acutely […]

Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival returns next month

May 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival is being held this year at the historic Pijnackerplein in Rotterdam-Noord. With 14,000 visitors in 2018, the three-day music festival is the biggest bluegrass festival in Europe and features an international line-up […]

Emmeline “Empire” – Listen

May 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It just cannot be a coincidence that this big piano-led song by Dallas’ Emmeline is more than a little reminiscent of The National’s ‘Fake Empire‘. Maybe it’s because, like the Dessners, she has a classical background, […]

Pharis and Jason Romero, Kings Place Hall 2, London, 26th April 2019

May 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

The last time that they played London, some four years ago, it was at The Green Note, so the somewhat austere setting of Hall 2 at Kings Place is a sizeable step up in audience numbers […]

Video: Tenement & Temple “Loving Arms”

May 14, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is a rather lovely thing from Monica Queen and Johnny Smillie aka Tenement & Temple. It’s taken from their debut album which will be out in the summer.