2020 – Page 384 – Americana UK

Track Dogs kick off tour in support of new album ‘Fire on the Rails’

February 14, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

Genre-crossing, Madrid-based Irish-English-American quartet, Track Dogs, have announced tour dates starting this Friday through to February 29th, in support of their acclaimed new album, ‘Fire On The Rails’.

Cave Flowers “Cave Flowers” (Hard Bark Records, 2020)

February 14, 2020 Mark Johnson 0

Opening your first album, first track with the classic one beat drum thump straight into a fast guitar lick may be generic, but it’s a surefire announcement of arrival and intent, and done as well as […]

UK Americana Awards: The Troxy, London, 30th January 2020

February 14, 2020 David Chalfen 1

This year’s event was in the heart of London’s East End, representing how the epicentre of the city’s music venues is shifting eastwards. Host Bob Harris has had almost half a century to practice but he […]

June Tabor and the Oyster Band “Valentine’s Day Is Over” – Listen

February 14, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Not, we admit, a new song but on special days, such as today’s worship of romantic love, exceptions can be made. Can it really be thirty years since this interpretation of Billy Bragg’s classic song was […]

Video Premiere: Ayla Brook & The Sound Men “(I Think I) Hit My Limit”

February 14, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the characterful vocal and excellent musicianship on this video premiere from Ayla Brook & The Sound Men. The easy, rootsy rock sound and the well-crafted song are complemented by a video that showcases the […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

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Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2020