2020 – Page 379 – Americana UK

Book Review: Simon Warner & Jim Sampas “Kerouac on Record: A Literary Soundtrack” (Bloomsbury Academic, 2019)

February 18, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

On the face of it, you might not think Jack Kerouac has much relevance to fans of Americana. Kerouac was part of the Beat generation, a Jazz fan who was often dismissive of “Hillbilly music”; but […]

AmericanA to Z – Mandolin Orange

February 18, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

M is for Mandolin Orange, who are Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz. This duo’s fresh blend of acoustic bluegrass, folk and country to tell stories of profound feelings, frequently around love and loss, pulls together many […]

Geraint Watkins “Rush Of Blood” (Last Music Company, 2019)

February 18, 2020 Dave Clarke 0

Here is an album that demands attention. Geraint Watkins is an experienced and well-respected singer and musician with all the right connections. This is UK Americana of the highest quality, providing an insight into some of […]

Video: The Dead South “Blue Trash”

February 18, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This live performance of ‘Blue Trash’ showcases everything that’s great about The Dead South: fabulous playing; fantastic singing; foot-tapping rhythm. The band’s UK and Ireland tour starts today, 18th February, and their live shows come highly […]

Letitia VanSant “Circadian” (Independent, 2020)

February 18, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 0

Circadian Rhythms are the natural cycles that occur, “Within a period of wakefulness and sleep, of light and darkness”, and it is this that informs Letitia VanSant’s latest collection of songs. On first hearing they sound […]