2020 – Page 359 – Americana UK

GospelbeacH + The Swells, Soup Kitchen, Manchester, 27th February 2020

March 4, 2020 Clint West 2

2019 was a mixed year for GospelbeacH. Their fourth album ‘Let It Burn’ was released to critical acclaim in October, just two months after the death of Neal Casal, whose exquisite guitar playing is one of […]

Interview: Joshua Radin

March 4, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Joshua Radin is described by AllMusic as “a yearning singer/songwriter with a gentle sound steeped in the acoustic folk tradition” which is probably as good a description as you’re going to get of him. If you’ve […]

The Song Remains: David Roback 1958-2020

March 4, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

David Roback of Rain Parade, Opal and Mazzy Star amongst others died of cancer on February 24th. Born in Los Angeles, Roback was a mover and shaker within the Paisley Underground scene in the city in […]

Track Premiere: Great Lake Swimmers “Getting To The Heart Of It”

March 4, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s a lot of good news attached to this Premiere of a new song from Great Lake Swimmers. Not only is ‘Getting to the Heart of It‘ a great song from Tony Dekker, reverberating beautifully as […]

Video: Al Lewis “Symud ‘mlaen (Moving On)”

March 4, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The new album from Al Lewis, ‘Te Yn Y Grug’ (‘Tea in the Heather’), is a beautiful piece of work. 60 years ago, Welsh author Dr Kate Roberts released a book of short stories with the […]