2020 – Page 203 – Americana UK

John Prine is Illinois’ first honorary Poet Laureate

July 3, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

John Prine has been named the first honorary poet laureate of the state of Illinois, nearly three months after the singer-songwriter’s death from complications related to COVID-19. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced the honour earlier this week, […]

Video Premiere: Katy Rose Bennett “One Day”

July 3, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The video for ‘One Day’ features images of landscapes across the UK, still life photographs of dolls, dancers in their gardens, embroideries, Lego armies and more. It’s a real collaborative effort supported by friends and fans […]

Matt Hill “Savage Pilgrims” (Quiet Loner Recordings, 2020)

July 3, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 1

Matt Hill’s first release under his own name rather than the Quiet Loner moniker that has graced a number of high-quality releases in recent years opens with a jaunty banjo-driven lament ‘Stone and Bone’ which sets […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Smog “The Morning Paper”

July 3, 2020 Paul Villers 0

This week we were somewhat concerned that local rag – The People’s Republic of Liverpudlia’s Armageddon Times and Advertiser – ran a piece which was clearly in contravention of The People’s Republic’s Declaration on Inhuman Rights. […]

New Molly Tuttle covers album out next month

July 3, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Compass Records have announced details of a new album from Nashville based songwriter-guitarist Molly Tuttle, ‘…But I’d Rather Be with You’ which lands in the UK on August 28th. The album is a collection of 10 […]

Danny O;Keefe at Cosumer Unity conference 1981

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

July 6, 2026 0

Danny O’Keefe was one of the many folk-oriented singer-songwriters who flourished in the early ’70s, and while he didn’t break through to platinum success, his songs were covered by the likes of Jackson Browne, Elvis Presley, […]

Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

July 6, 2026 0

Forgotten recordings from 20 years ago, which will delight Crowell fans. Then Again was recorded in 2006 with the same band as on Rodney Crowell’s previous three albums, The Houston Kid (2001), Fate’s Right Hand (2003) […]

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

Year: 2020

John Prine is Illinois’ first honorary Poet Laureate

Video Premiere: Katy Rose Bennett “One Day”

Matt Hill “Savage Pilgrims” (Quiet Loner Recordings, 2020)

Pick of the Political Pops: Smog “The Morning Paper”

New Molly Tuttle covers album out next month

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”