2020 – Page 23 – Americana UK

Kensington Lima “Stay Bright” – Listen

December 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Kensington Lima are an Americana band from Zagreb, Croatia, fronted by songwriter Josip Radić. Their new single ‘Stay Bright‘ is a song about finding solace in the small things – and of not being overwhelmed by […]

The Magpie Arc “EP 2” (Collective/Perspective, 2020)

December 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The Magpie Arc are Nancy Kerr and Martin Simpson (with Alex Hunter – Bass, Tom A. Wright – drums/percussion, Adam Holmes – guitars and vocals), and ‘EP 2‘ is – surprise, surprise – their second release. […]

Martin Ruby “Heaven Get Behind Me” (WhistlePig Records, 2020)

December 7, 2020 Peter Tomkins 0

Like a half-heard tune from another world ‘Fellini Is Dying (drunk in the afternoon)’, the opening track from Martin Ruby’s ‘Heaven Get Behind Me’, emerges from behind traffic and crowds recorded on New York’s Sixth Avenue. […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen “Rhinestoned”

December 7, 2020 Helen Jones 1

I was scratching my head a little upon seeing our last Chain Gang entry – ‘Possum Ran Over My Grave’ by Jesse Dayton – about just which direction to go in next. One option would be […]

Gwenifer Raymond “Strange Lights Over Garth Mountain” (Tompkins Square, 2020)

December 7, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

Garth Mountain, or Mynydd y Garth in Welsh, can be seen from the city of Cardiff but also Raymond’s childhood home. Sitting astride the mountain reside burial sites originating from the Bronze Age. It’s possible to […]