May 2020 – Page 37 – Americana UK

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Matt Hill (AKA Quiet Loner)

May 1, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

Our series of mini-gigs continues with an exclusive show from Matt Hill, formerly known by his stage name, Quiet Loner. In an incredibly varied career, Hill has co-written an album with people at a homeless project, […]

Ten covers of Bob Dylan’s ‘To Ramona’

May 1, 2020 Richard Phillips 6

The original track ‘To Ramona’ is taken from Dylan’s fourth album ‘Another Side of Bob Dylan’, released in 1964. This release saw Dylan shift away from the previously politically orientated, ‘The Times They Are a-Changin’’ to […]

Video: Rosa Tu “The Swamp”

May 1, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This is the heart-breaking tale of an old man and an orphan, finding and supporting one another through their loneliness. This is finely-balanced, sorrowful storytelling with a tragic ending. The song is accompanied by a well-realised […]

Ariel Sharratt & Mathias Kom “Never Work” (BB Island, 2020)

May 1, 2020 Scott Baxter 0

Initially due for release on 3rd April, this terrific album was delayed due to a global pandemic, so was pushed back to International Workers Day which, given this once in a lifetime occurrence, has made the […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Elvis Costello “Night Rally”

May 1, 2020 Paul Villers 0

This week sees the 75th anniversary of the fall of Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and, since nobody likes a fascist dictator, we thought that we would nod to it here.