2019 – Page 54 – Americana UK

GospelbeacH “Let It Burn” (Alive Naturalsound Records)

November 1, 2019 David Jarman 0

‘Let It Burn’ is the third studio album from GospelbeacH, the LA based band led by singer-songwriter, Brent Rademaker (formerly of Beachwood Sparks), and the follow up to ‘Another Summer of Love’ (Shindig! magazine Record of the Year […]

Track Premiere: J M Stevens “Further I Run”

November 1, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

JM Stevens is best known for his band Moonlight Towers, which, over a period of fifteen years cut four albums and played relentlessly on the Americana circuit. As time passed and life intervened the touring reduced, […]

Video Premiere: Christina Martin “Tonight Will Be Fine”

November 1, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This great cover of Leonard Cohen’s song is from Canadian singer-songwriter Christina Martin’s latest album ‘Wonderful Lie‘. A brave one to take on, she pulls it off with aplomb, her powerful and emotional vocal making the […]

Ags Connolly “Wrong Again” (Finstock Music, 2019)

October 31, 2019 Joe Edwards 0

Ags Connolly, one of the most authentic western swing artists this side of the Atlantic, has delivered once more with his third studio album, ‘Wrong Again’. Dwelling on similar terms to those previous, Connolly’s mix of […]

The Blue Highways + James Hodder + Jamie Freeman + Howard Rose, The Betsey Trotwood, London, 18th & 19th October 2019

October 31, 2019 Claire Stones 0

Unusually for what is essentially a brand new band, The Blue Highways played two shows back to back at the Betsey Trotwood in London’s Clerkenwell to celebrate their debut EP which was released back in August. […]