July 2020 – Page 9 – Americana UK

Americana Roots: The Dirty Grass Players

July 24, 2020 Tim Newby 1

Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US. It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Pete Seeger “Freiheit”

July 24, 2020 Paul Villers 0

This week we have been pondering the Spanish Civil War which broke out in July 1936. It was and, for political historians, remains a fascinating conflict the complexities of which present a head-scratching challenge to the […]

Loudon Wainwright III returns with “I’d Rather Lead A Band”

July 24, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Loudon Wainwright III has unveiled his new album ‘I’d Rather Lead A Band’ which will be released on October 9th in the UK via Thirty Tigers. A collaboration with Vince Giordano and his band The Nighthawks, […]

Evan Ogden “Undone” (Evan Ogden, 2020)

July 24, 2020 Linda Jameson 0

Evan Ogden’s second album ‘Undone’ is an accomplished collection of country ballads with a smattering of folk and protest songs thrown in. Ogden is originally from Austin, Texas and imagery and references to the lone star […]

Starpainter “Slammin’ On The Brakes” – Listen

July 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Starpainter are kind of reticent about who they are, as if they just want the music to speak for itself. And maybe that’s no bad thing. ‘Slammin’ on the Brakes‘ describes an actual car accident – […]

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 […]

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

September 24, 2026 0

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]

Vox Continental: September 2026

September 24, 2026 0

With the long, hot summer finally fading, it seems like a lot of European artists are keen to get out on tour. Oakland Rain are a Norwegian folk and Americana duo, made up of twin sisters, […]

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. […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 189 “Data Nightmare”

July 4, 2025 0

These last three weeks are the first time in my entire life that I have taken a holiday in ‘term time’, ie when kids are at school and not tearing it up either on the ferry […]

Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Paul Simon

February 19, 2025 1

“Remember one man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.” It may seem like Paul Simon has been around forever, and if you are of the Baby Boomer generation your perception may be right. Simon (age 83) and […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Lillian Leadbetter “Leo Moon”

November 10, 2023 0

Here is another beautiful song from Nashville-based Lillian Leadbetter. ‘Leo Moon’ flows on gentle currents of pedal steel and acoustic guitar over soothing upright bass. Over these luscious layers, Leadbetter’s vocal delivery is delicately controlled but […]

Month: July 2020

Americana Roots: The Dirty Grass Players

Pick of the Political Pops: Pete Seeger “Freiheit”

Loudon Wainwright III returns with “I’d Rather Lead A Band”

Evan Ogden “Undone” (Evan Ogden, 2020)

Starpainter “Slammin’ On The Brakes” – Listen

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”