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 […]