2019 – Page 213 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Si Kahn “Government On Horseback”

May 24, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

The legendary activist and folk singer Si Kahn has just turned 75 and there are all sorts of celebrations planned. The man himself is releasing and album, “It’s A Dogs’ Life”, which will be out on […]

Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds “Waiting on a Ghost” (Independent, 2019)

May 23, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0

The debut album from Sacramento-based Ryan Thompson delivers country-infused Americana that showcases his solid song-writing skills. In his own words, Thompson says: “I did not spend my twenties on the music scene, trying to make a […]

Mike Frazier “Where The Valley Kissed The Sky” (Geneva Records, 2019)

May 23, 2019 Rick Bayles 0

Mike Frazier hails from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and it’s this region that informs and infuses his new album ‘Where The Valley Kissed The Sky’, with the singer/songwriter drawing on his observations -living and working […]

Van Life – The Southern Fold

May 23, 2019 Del Day 0

Ireland’s love of American roots music is something that has long been championed and applauded. There are any number of bands an artists who take inspiration both from the giants of the genre – Zandt, Clark, […]

Lo Carmen “Now You Know Nashville” – Listen

May 23, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

On her latest single, Lo Carmen plays out a tale of the ingenue fresh in town and relying on her battered paperback guide to see her through. It’s honky-tonk country to its (probably dyed) roots, and […]

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

Video Premiere: Si Kahn “Government On Horseback”

Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds “Waiting on a Ghost” (Independent, 2019)

Mike Frazier “Where The Valley Kissed The Sky” (Geneva Records, 2019)

Van Life – The Southern Fold

Lo Carmen “Now You Know Nashville” – 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”