July 2019 – Page 29 – Americana UK

Her Crooked Heart, Green Note, London, 23rd June 2019

July 2, 2019 David Chalfen 0

No stranger to London’s Green Note, having played several solo shows there in the past, Rachel Ries was back on the stage for this London show by her recently configured band, Her Crooked Heart. Their tour […]

House And Land “Across The Field” (Thrill Jockey Records, 2019)

July 2, 2019 Rick Bayles 0

This is hard core American Folk Music – definitely not for the faint hearted! House and Land are Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Sarah Louise and fiddler/banjoist Sally Anne Morgan and they draw their rich and fascinating material from Appalachia, […]

Angela Perley “Don’t Look Back Mary” – Listen

July 2, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

On ‘Don’t Look Back Mary‘ Angela Perley’s writing really gets to the heart of heartbreak, takes that heart and marinades it in melancholy. Desperately slow and aching it paints a vivid picture of stoicism as life […]

Video: Eilen Jewell “Crawl”

July 2, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Eilen Jewell has a new album, ‘Gypsy’, out on August 16th, and this excellent slinky Americana groove, all about the joys of a rambling lifestyle, is taken from it.

Kris Kelly “Runaways” (Independent, 2019)

July 1, 2019 Linda Jameson 0

Kris Kelly’s self-released album ‘Runaways’ is packed full of evocative lyrics and otherworldly vocals set to a backdrop of chamber pop and folky guitars. Kelly wrote the album following a stint travelling in South America. It […]

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

August 10, 2026 0

After more than a decade as one half of the Canadian folk duo Kacy & Clayton, Saskatchewan songwriter Kacy Lee Anderson steps out on her own with the announcement of her debut solo album, Hello, I’m […]

Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”

August 10, 2026 0

There is no slowing down Lance Cowan as he releases another fine set of story songs. Lance Cowan hails from West Kentucky. Songwriting and singing mark the third phase of his working life. Originally employed as […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 248 “Too much good stuff…”

August 10, 2026 0

Can you ever have too much of a good thing? It’s a question I asked myself whilst sifting through potential news stories for the site. There has been an avalanche of great stuff being announced in […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Book Reviews

Review: “Blue Navigator 12” – edited by Brendan Foreman

March 10, 2025 0

The latest edition of ‘Blue Navigator‘, a publication which essentially started off as a “fanzine,” dedicated to the life and music of the celebrated American singer/songwriter Michael Hurley, is a hardbound, 96 page book. The pinnacle […]

Album Reviews

Rodeo FM “All The Things You Asked For”

November 8, 2021 0

Rambling, laid-back retro 1970s country goodness. From Germany’s own Laurel Canyon. This writer is of the firm belief that it is the darkest, farthest reaches of the Americana world that produces the most interesting music. These […]

Tracks

The Ghibertins “Ropes & Kites” – powerful indy-folk-rock

November 19, 2021 0

On the latest single from their album ‘The Life & Death of John Doe‘, Milan’s The Ghibertins channel all the positive energy they can on the album’s most upbeat number. Like Ben Franklin’s kite, The Ghibertins […]

Month: July 2019

Her Crooked Heart, Green Note, London, 23rd June 2019

House And Land “Across The Field” (Thrill Jockey Records, 2019)

Angela Perley “Don’t Look Back Mary” – Listen

Video: Eilen Jewell “Crawl”

Kris Kelly “Runaways” (Independent, 2019)

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 248 “Too much good stuff…”

Jim James “Wowed Out” – wow, wow, wow – unbelievable

Video Premiere: Brock Davis “All of You”