2019 – Page 184 – Americana UK

Pick of the Political Pops: Jallen Rix “Down At Stonewall”

June 21, 2019 Paul Villers 0

This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of The Stonewall Riots. Fifty years, mark you. “Stonewall”, for those who are unfamiliar with the term, refers to The Stonewall Inn in Greenwhich Village, New York. This was a […]

Franc Cinelli “Fly” – Listen

June 21, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Born in Rome, raised in London, Franc Cinelli is a songwriter who sounds steeped deep in English folk traditions – he also acknowledges Nick Drake as an inspiration. ‘Fly’comes from his second album ‘Night Songs’, due […]

Video: Darden Smith “Midnight Train”

June 21, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

The retro slot this week comes from 1991 with Darden Smith and one of his best early songs. Still putting out great albums nearly three decades on. Have a great weekend everyone.

Mark Rogers “Laying It Down” (Independent 2019)

June 20, 2019 Tim Martin 0

‘Laying it Down’ is Mark Rogers’ first full-length L.P. following a couple of EPs since reactivating his music career in 2012. Five of the eleven songs featured here are recycled and remixed from those EPs. His […]

What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…

June 20, 2019 Paul Villers 0

It’s that time again when the great and the good of Americana-UK ‘fess up and tell it like it is in their individual journeys into the genre we all know and love. This week Ben Roberts […]

Video: Rachael Sage & The Sequins “Nexus (Acoustic)”

July 1, 2026 0

The new single from New York City-based musician and activist Rachael Sage is beautiful in every sense: the song’s theme and sentiment have real meaning; it’s gorgeously arranged and performed; and the accompanying video makes its […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 1

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

Year: 2019