2019 – Page 109 – Americana UK

Emma Frank “Come Back” (Justin Time/Nettwerk Music Group, 2019)

September 10, 2019 Russell Murphy 0

Being an ardent fan of (almost) all things Americana is fun, isn’t it? Highly talented artists, writing and playing wonderful creations, live on stage and on record, and all across an astonishingly wide spectrum of music […]

What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?

September 10, 2019 Paul Villers 1

Our occasional feature on the whys and wherefores of Americana is back – this time featuring prolific writer and former metal fiend turned Gram Parson aficionado Mark Underwood. He once upon a time used to write […]

Galileo’s Fan “Arranging Time” – Listen

September 10, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

We are, naturally, huge fans of anyone who’ll face down an inquisition and say “e pur si muove.” And we’re always going to be well inclined to anyone who makes a nod towards the first spacecraft […]

Native Harrow, The Golden Lion, Bristol, 30th August 2019

September 10, 2019 Tim Merricks 0

Deep into inner city Bristol, flanking the famous Bearpit, sits The Golden Lion pub. The Lion prides itself on its musical heritage – framed photos of Elvis adorn the walls, alongside previous performers and patrons of […]

Genevieve Heyward “The River EP” (Painted Recordings, 2019)

September 10, 2019 Helen Jones 0

“We are like a ship of dreams / Cracked and leaking at the seams / Slowly floating down the river,” Wisconsin musician Genevieve Heyward sings lazily on the opening of her new EP, pulling us in […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2019