2019 – Page 221 – Americana UK

Michael McDermott, Aces and Eights, London, 5th May 2019

May 15, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Following a successful sold out launch of his latest album, ‘Orphans’, at the Green Note the previous evening, Michael McDermott returned to north London and the dimly lit, intimate basement of Finsbury Park’s Aces and Eights […]

Video: Paul McClure “Daddy Will You Hold My Hand”

May 15, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

We’re a little late to the party with this one but better late than never. This is the Rutland Troubadour himself with a live take of a track from his new album ‘Market Town’, out on […]

Bard Edrington V “Espadin” (Independent, 2019)

May 14, 2019 Diccon Johnston 0

This is the first solo album by Bard Edrington V and it has the inescapable air of creative freedom. The written style encapsulates a strong sense of time and place and his storytelling approach is acutely […]

Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival returns next month

May 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival is being held this year at the historic Pijnackerplein in Rotterdam-Noord. With 14,000 visitors in 2018, the three-day music festival is the biggest bluegrass festival in Europe and features an international line-up […]

Emmeline “Empire” – Listen

May 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

It just cannot be a coincidence that this big piano-led song by Dallas’ Emmeline is more than a little reminiscent of The National’s ‘Fake Empire‘. Maybe it’s because, like the Dessners, she has a classical background, […]

“Doggone” it … Jeffrey Silverstein announces a new album

June 29, 2026 0

Jeffrey Silverstein has announced Doggone, his new album, is set for release on 23rd October via UK label Full Time Hobby. Meeting at the intersection of the loner-folk, cosmic country, and kraut-laden choogle, Silverstein is a […]

Cover art for Jolene Marie album "Sun Creek"

Jolene Marie “Sun Creek”

June 29, 2026 0

Calgary singer-songwriter delivers ten vignettes that explore the intertwining of desire and despair on this excellent debut album. Jolene Marie is not an artist comfortable in the spotlight. With a generally private and reserved persona, she […]

Shooter Jennings to put out second album of father Waylon’s legacy

June 29, 2026 0

Shooter Jennings has announced the release of Diamonds, a new album of previously unheard songs by his father, Waylon Jennings. Physical copies (CDs, LPs, Cassettes) and downloads of Diamonds will be in stores on 13th November […]

Year: 2019

Michael McDermott, Aces and Eights, London, 5th May 2019

Video: Paul McClure “Daddy Will You Hold My Hand”

Bard Edrington V “Espadin” (Independent, 2019)

Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival returns next month

Emmeline “Empire” – Listen

“Doggone” it … Jeffrey Silverstein announces a new album

Jolene Marie “Sun Creek”

Shooter Jennings to put out second album of father Waylon’s legacy

For the Sake of the Song: Elles Bailey “Starling”

Tramp for the Lord “Seven Clouds of Joy”