2019 – Page 174 – Americana UK

Wade Bowen announces new vinyl, UK dates

July 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

US singer-songwriter Wade Bowen, whose most recent album ‘Solid Ground’ was met with some rather nice reviews on its original release in 2018 has announced a special vinyl version complete with a new bonus track ‘Yours […]

Here’s 10 americana songs with great lyrics

July 2, 2019 Mark Underwood 7

Given the way in in which people typically consume music nowadays, all too often the lyrics are sidelined, if not completely overlooked. But great lyrics are often what make the best songs truly memorable. The following […]

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 […]

artwork for Jack Browning album "Painted Skies"

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

September 28, 2026 0

London-born singer-songwriter draws on wide Western canvas to create solid sophomore release. Jack Browning’s debut album, Red Eye Radio (2023), may have flown under the AUK radar, but Keith Hargreaves recently clocked the imminent release of […]

James McMurtry- photo credit: Mary Bruton Keating

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

September 28, 2026 0

The 20th annual Glasgow Americana festival will take place at various places around the city between 30th September and 4th October with a mixture of some familiar and new faces. There will be over 50 musicians […]

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic

September 28, 2026 0

Best. Finest. Interesting words. The Los Angeles Times says of Richard Thompson: “The finest rock songwriter after Dylan and the best electric guitarist since Hendrix.” That was Scott Timberg, who, of course, also worked with Richard […]

Year: 2019

Wade Bowen announces new vinyl, UK dates

Here’s 10 americana songs with great lyrics

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

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic

Video: Orange Oak “wilder life” – a declaration of nervousness

Something for the weekend: Listen to the unreleased Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers track from 1978 “Parade Of Loons”