2020 – Page 353 – Americana UK

Damien Jurado + Dana Garvanski, FolkeStone Quarterhouse, Folkestone, 1st March 2020

March 9, 2020 Jason McDonald 0

During his outstanding set, Damien Jurado mentioned that it was the first time he had played in Folkestone and he apologized to the local members of the audience for his prior belief that it was only […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Tift Merritt “Another Country”

March 9, 2020 Steven Howlett 0

Last week’s chain gang featured Jason Isbell which could have led on to something by the Drive-By Truckers, or maybe Drivin and Cryin, or maybe a dip into the wealth of talent produced by Dave Cobb. […]

Kirsty Almeida “Moonbird” (All Made Up Records, 2020)

March 9, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

This is quite a lovely record. Gibraltarian singer/songwriter Kirsty Almeida has crafted some very interesting songs for this, her first studio album in nearly six years (since 2014’s ‘Dejavoodu’). She had taken a creative sabbatical following […]

Traveller “Blank Page” (TVL Records 2019)

March 9, 2020 Elise Kennedy 0

Scottish country/Americana trio Traveller has made quite a statement with their latest release which clearly shows their influences of REM and Keith Urban. The band consisting of Gerry Sheridan (lead vocals, guitar and keyboard), Brian Socha […]

Track Premiere: Tai Shan “Wishing You Were Here”

March 9, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Tai Shan is a singer-songwriter who’s hard to pin down to a single musical genre – her stories want to expand out of a folk or rock constraint in order to pull in soulful elements and […]