May 2020 – Page 7 – Americana UK

10 Americana songs with great lyrics

May 26, 2020 Mark Underwood 4

Mark Underwood continues with the fourth in his irregular feature on music by great songwriters with great lyrics, this time taking you through classics from the likes of Gretchen Peters, Kathleen Edwards, Bob Dylan and Tom […]

Josh Okeefe “Bloomin’ Josh Okeefe” (Independent, 2020)

May 26, 2020 Jim Finnie 0

At some point during a review of Josh Okeefe’s music there’s going to be a reference to Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan and for good reason. In addition to his voice and his delivery style, Okeefe’s […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Iron & Wine “Such Great Heights”

May 26, 2020 Helen Jones 1

As soon as I saw our last Chain Gang entry was a cover of The Band’s ‘The Weight’, one very specific thing came to mind: a Saturday Night Live sketch from 2007 with that week’s host, […]

Layla Kaylif “Lovers Don’t Meet” (Canopus, 2020)

May 26, 2020 David Jarman 0

Layla Kaylif is a new kid on the block, in the Americana realm at least. With releases dating back to 1999’s ‘Shakespeare in Love‘, a pop success in the Middle East and South East Asia, the […]

Video Premiere: Ian Roland & The Subtown Set “Songbirds”

May 26, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This is music to enhance and lift the soul. It is contemporary folk that revels in the wonder of the natural world and pausing to absorb the moment. It feels important to celebrate that now. There […]