February 2020 – Page 6

Michelle Brooke “Find Your Love” – Listen

February 26, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The production is superb on Michelle Brooke’s latest song released from her EP ‘Let the Light In‘ which brings out every ounce of expression on a song that has a slow burning groove which embraces the […]

Nicol and Elliott “My Heart Will Wait (EP)”(Independent, 2020)

February 26, 2020 Emily Dongray 0

Nicol and Elliot are Andrew and Rachel, respectively. A duo who met at Celtic Connections in their hometown of Glasgow. Two string musicians whose languid guitar and fiddle stylings perfectly correspond as much as their vocals […]

Video: Leonard Cohen “Thanks for the Dance”

February 26, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Is there a more darkly distinctive voice in music than Leonard Cohen’s? Last year his son, Adam, completed and released a set of songs they had begun working on before Cohen’s death. This posthumous collection was […]

Americana A to Z – Neutral Milk Hotel

February 25, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

Americana is described as the “amalgam of American music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions”. You might therefore think it inappropriate when producing an article entitled Americana A-Z, to write about Neutral […]

Ten Questions with America

February 25, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

America are currently on their 50th anniversary world tour. Don’t get too excited – there’s just one UK gig date scheduled (10th July Shepherds Bush Empire, as well as a festival appearance (Cornbury, 12th July). The […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Margo Price ”All American Made”

February 24, 2025 0

Inspiration this time is perhaps unsurprising. While pondering gloomy thoughts about America many songs come to mind but Margo Price’s “All American Made” persists. This title track of her second album that was released in 2017 […]

News

Julie Fowlis to play 20th anniversary shows in October and November

May 9, 2025 0

It’s twenty years since Gaelic singer, musician and composer Julie Fowlis released her debut album “mar a tha mo chridhe (as my heart is)“, and her music is still deeply rooted in the coastal edges and […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: The Waymores “You Got Gold”

May 15, 2023 0

The Waymores are Willie Heath Neal and Kira Annalise, a married couple from Atlanta who have a couple of albums to their name and a new one ‘Greener Pastures’ upcoming. The singing, songwriting and guitar-playing duo […]

Month: February 2020

Michelle Brooke “Find Your Love” – Listen

Nicol and Elliott “My Heart Will Wait (EP)”(Independent, 2020)

Video: Leonard Cohen “Thanks for the Dance”

Americana A to Z – Neutral Milk Hotel

Ten Questions with America

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026