2020 – Page 280 – Americana UK

Van Darien “Levee” (Independent, 2020)

May 4, 2020 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

In the (highly recommended) film ‘Still Crazy’, as plans forged by the 1970s British psychedelic rock group Strange Fruit for a comeback tour run headfirst into a morass of cliched band problems like XXXL egos, deep-rooted […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Willie Nelson “City of New Orleans”

May 4, 2020 Tim Martin 0

The previous Chain Gang link, The Highwaymen, featured Willie Nelson among their all-star lineup. Their debut album which featured our chosen song ‘Desperados Waiting For A Train’ also carried a Steve Goodman/John Prine song, ‘The Twentieth […]

Lawrence County “The Frailty of Humans” (Independent, 2020)

May 4, 2020 Sean Hannam 0

The title of Nottingham alt-country outlaws Lawrence County’s new album, ‘The Frailty of Humans’, couldn’t be more apt for these worrying times we’re living in – and, as if that’s not prescient enough, there’s even a […]

The Lowest Pair “Shot Down the Sky”

May 4, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The Lowest Pair are Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee, and they bring to banjo led folk that essential ingredient of strangeness – anyone can sing of the world as it is but it takes someone […]

Video: Oxygenpony “Twenty One”

May 4, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Paul Megna, formerly of the band Oxygen Ponies, is now performing under the Oxygenpony moniker. ‘Twenty One’ is the atmospheric, first single from ‘How Aeroplanes Fly’, the debut album with the new project. The dreamy song […]

Live Review: Laura Veirs + Karl Blau, EartH Dalston – 16th September 2026

September 29, 2026 0

Laura Veirs has an impressive back catalogue, with 14 solo albums across 27 years. She began by announcing that she would play some new songs. Her latest album, Temple Songs, is excellent but, for me, part […]

Our Man In The Field “Silverado”

September 29, 2026 0

A successful change in direction to a more soulful sound reaps its own rewards. Silverado is the third album from British songwriter Alex Ellis, aka Our Man In The Field, after The Company of Strangers (2020) […]

More People Really Should Know About: Padraig Jack

September 29, 2026 0

Just off the west coast of Ireland, west of Clare and south of Connemara, lie three small islands. With weather-beaten cliffs, tiny stone-walled fields, and a small, resilient population, the Aran Islands are steeped in history. […]

Year: 2020

Van Darien “Levee” (Independent, 2020)

AUK’s Chain Gang: Willie Nelson “City of New Orleans”

Lawrence County “The Frailty of Humans” (Independent, 2020)

The Lowest Pair “Shot Down the Sky”

Video: Oxygenpony “Twenty One”

Live Review: Laura Veirs + Karl Blau, EartH Dalston – 16th September 2026

Our Man In The Field “Silverado”

More People Really Should Know About: Padraig Jack

Greyhounds “Live On 29th Street”

Ella Spencer “Howlin’ Wolf” – one lie too many