March 2020 – Page 24 – Americana UK

Shovelin Stone “Shovelin Stone” (Independent, 2019)

March 13, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Shovelin Stone lead vocalist Makenzie Willox believes there’s an acoustic and folk “revolution” going on right now – name checking the likes of Tyler Childers, Billy Strings and Sturgill Simpson as comrades leading the charge – […]

Rumer “Hard Times For Lovers” – Listen

March 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

You’ll recall Rumer for, if nothing else, a wonderful cover of Jimmy Webb’s ‘P.F. Sloan‘. And here she returns with another cover song from the mid-seventies. ‘Hard Times for Lovers‘ was first recorded by Judy Collins […]

Video: Austin Jenckes “If You’d Been Around”

March 13, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Austin Jenckes returns to the UK for three intimate shows at the C2C Festival in London this weekend. This acoustic performance of ‘If You’d Been Around’ showcases his soaring voice and songcraft. The rising country star […]

Dean Owens & The Southerners hit the road

March 12, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

Dean Owens is set to tour the UK throughout March, after which he’ll follow up with festival appearances, including the Orkney Folk Festival in May and the Maverick Festival in July. He’ll be performing songs from […]

Tim Higgins “Blight” (Independent, 2020)

March 12, 2020 Ewan Lury 0

Tim Higgins’ debut album ‘Blight’ is a dark and almost depressing album in many ways, but showcases a unique singing voice and is an interesting look in on the ever-expanding Americana scene. The album itself was […]