February 2021 – Page 12

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Ovation Guitars

February 16, 2021 Rick Bayles 4

Guitars are obviously major contributors to the sound of Americana and we’ve already had articles about two iconic guitar models here on The Unsung Heroes of Americana series – the Gibson J45 and the Martin D28. […]

Antonio Lopez “Roots and Wings”

February 16, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

Antonio Lopez: mixed metaphor, stirred emotions. Frequently music and branding are so wrapped up in each other that it is hard to hear one without being influenced by the other. Discovering Antonio Lopez via marketing did […]

Giulia Millanta “Tomorrow Is A Bird”

February 16, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

Songs of reinvention and life and tomorrows. Florence-born, now Austin-based, Giulia Millanta has produced for her seventh studio album a collection of songs almost of the dreamer, of searching, trying to determine whether the future will […]

10 songs about infidelity

February 16, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Americana is known for its realism and acceptance of the vagaries of ordinary life, which certainly doesn’t lack drama and complications. Americana does not judge! No matter what your moral dilemma is, whatever stupid and ill-advised […]

Paddy Nash “Rapture Song” – Listen

February 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Derry’s Paddy Nash has a new single out – ‘Rapture Song‘ – in fact it’s been out for a little while, as it was the potential antidote to Blue Monday (the third Monday of the year […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Album Reviews

Luluc “Sculptor” (Sub Pop, 2018)

September 4, 2018 0

Here we have an ethereal, indie-folksy offering from the legendary Sub Pop label. Australians Zoe Randall and Steve Hassett (now Brooklyners) have a host of Grade A fans and collaborators (Sleater Kinny, The National, J Mascis) […]

Album Reviews

Steep Canyon Rangers “North Carolina Songbook” (Yep Roc Records, 2019)

December 17, 2019 0

Live albums can often feel a pointless affair: a selection of songs you already know usually played to a lesser standard than the studio version, a crowd you weren’t part of, cheering in the background, and […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: John Calvin “High Is My Favorite Height”

September 16, 2024 0

Americana heartland-rocker John Calvin has a new LP ‘Greener Fields & Fairer Seas’ (out Jan. 24) from which ‘High Is My Favorite Height‘ is taken. In part it’s a COVID album…naturally, that’s the recording cycle we’re […]

Month: February 2021

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Ovation Guitars

Antonio Lopez “Roots and Wings”

Giulia Millanta “Tomorrow Is A Bird”

10 songs about infidelity

Paddy Nash “Rapture Song” – Listen

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”