March 2020 – Page 25 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Scott Clay “Time Will Tell”

March 12, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We are delighted to premiere the video for ‘Time Will Tell’ from Scott Clay, which features a strong rhythm, instrumental layers and the beautiful, open landscapes of his home state of Washington. The video is visually […]

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 Martin Johnson 4

I heard from a colleague, who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

Johnny Franco “Experience Report #1” (Blanket Fort Records, 2020)

March 12, 2020 Tim Martin 0

The press picture of Johnny Franco, and the description of him as a “moustachioed Brazilian spaghetti western rock and roll troubadour” might set the cliché warning meter running. The opening bars of ‘Treated like Grass’ would […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Marcel “Annie Devine”

March 12, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

In 2004 me and my good mate John drove across the States in one of the last “analogue” road-trips I ever took – people who say that satnav kills discovery and that maps are “all part […]

The Dustbowl Sinners “Winter’s Bone” – Listen

March 12, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s not a popular name in the UK for some unfathomable reason, but The Dustbowl Sinners are what they’d call an Old-Timey Stringband in the States. With admittedly the unusual addition of accordion and prominent harmonica, […]