August 2019 – Page 28

Pick of the Political Pops: Judy Collins “Send in the Clowns”

August 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We are 90 days away from crashing out of the European Union like a petulant kid slamming the door behind them as everything falls off the shelves on the way out. Still, good to know we’ve […]

Sam Baker “Horses and Stars” (Independent, 2019)

August 2, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

Coming 15 years after his debut album, ‘Mercy’, Sam Baker has released his first live album and ‘Horses and Stars’ is a corker of a record that captures everything that is great about his live performances. […]

The Strangemakers “Wait On Me” – Listen

August 2, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

We wouldn’t want you to think that we’re preoccupied with death here at Americana UK, it’s just coincidence that today’s song also deals with grief and loss. Toronto’s The Strangemakers come at the subject from a […]

Tyler Childers: “The stuff we used to call ‘good country’ is now getting called Americana”

August 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

There’s an interesting interview with Tyler Childers in this morning’s Guardian in which he again lays into the parlous state of modern country music, telling them: “Americana [started as] a place to recognise people being ignored […]

Video Premiere: Awkward Family Portraits “Ring Ring Angus!”

August 2, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Here’s a great video for the new single from Glasgow’s Awkward Family Portraits, a short sharp shot of rockabilly that will get you dancing. Its from their debut album, “Everything We’ve Done Up Until Now, Except […]