2020 – Page 130 – Americana UK

The Brothers Landau “Haven’t Got A Name” (Independent, 2020)

September 10, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

In the pantheon of new-folk-revivalists, which might include the likes of Darlingside and The Milk Carton Kids – The Brothers Landau have created a unique niche for themselves. Safe to say that there are few bands […]

Watch Rhett Miller cover Johnny Cash

September 10, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Literary Hub have been posting some great videos in their ‘Mighty SONG Writers’ series recently, and this week it’s the turn of sometime Old 97s’ frontman Rhett Miller who plays songs from the Great American Songbook […]

Siv Jakobsen “A Temporary Soothing” (U OK?, 2020)

September 10, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

In conceiving her second full-length album ‘A Temporary Soothing’, Norwegian Siv Jakobsen ponders the age-old stereotype of artists suffering for their art. As an inherently happy person, albeit a self-confessed worrier and over-thinker, she considered the […]

Track Premiere: The Neptunas “Mermaid A Go Go”

September 10, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

The ‘Mermaid A Go Go‘ is kinda a shady club, little more than a shack – you might think it’d be some kind of roadhouse, but where it is there’s no roads. Here’s a hint – […]

Video: Leon Majcen “Legends Never Die”

September 10, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

This is a deeply affecting video from Leon Majcen. It’s hard not to be moved by the way the video is cut through with documentary-like footage of Stanley Ellertson, whose life story shows how easily a […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

September 28, 2026 0

This time, Bluegrass Briefs features music from around the world and all across the Bluegrass tradition, from the rough and rowdy Scottish ways of Sociograss to the almost classical music of Triple Fiddle from Minnesota and […]

artwork for Jack Browning album "Painted Skies"

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

September 28, 2026 0

London-born singer-songwriter draws on wide Western canvas to create solid sophomore release. Jack Browning’s debut album, Red Eye Radio (2023), may have flown under the AUK radar, but Keith Hargreaves recently clocked the imminent release of […]

Year: 2020

The Brothers Landau “Haven’t Got A Name” (Independent, 2020)

Watch Rhett Miller cover Johnny Cash

Siv Jakobsen “A Temporary Soothing” (U OK?, 2020)

Track Premiere: The Neptunas “Mermaid A Go Go”

Video: Leon Majcen “Legends Never Die”

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic