2019 – Page 82 – Americana UK

The Orphan Brigade “To The Edge Of The World” (Independent, 2019)

October 4, 2019 Mark Johnson 1

The Orphan Brigade make location albums. The first in a haunted Kentucky mansion, the second in medieval Italian caves. Now comes the third, written and recorded on the wild Co. Antrim coast in Northern Ireland. This […]

UK Americana Awards 2020 nominations are now open, early bird tickets on sale

October 4, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Unbelievably it’s that time of year again – the relentless march of time continues (it never gives up) – and so voting for the next AMAUKs is now open. A key event each year in the […]

The Wolff Sisters “Queendom of Nothing” (Independent, 2019)

October 4, 2019 Sean Hannam 0

From listening to ‘Queendom of Nothing’, the third full-length album from Boston’s The Wolff Sisters, you get the impression that they’re a restless bunch. On the opening song, the moody and twangy country-rock of ‘Drive’, they’re […]

Pick of the Political Pop: Paul Rodgers “China Blue”

October 4, 2019 Paul Villers 0

This week sees the 70th anniversary of the founding of The People’s Republic of China and we here in The People’s Republic of Liverpudlia thought we would celebrate our fellow People’s Republic’s birthday with lanterns, some […]

The Good Ones “Where Did You Go Wrong, My Love” – Listen

October 4, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

To be honest we’ve never really been that happy with the term “World Music” as it implies that everything that isn’t “World Music” comes from somewhere else – Another Planet, presumably. Which is a preambly kinda […]