June 2021 – Americana UK

Classic Americana Albums: Patty Griffin “Impossible Dream”

June 30, 2021 Peter Churchill 2

Ah the wonderful Patty Griffin. So many great albums to choose from. As in all music personal preference will always prompt friendly debate with each album often offering a slightly different take and musical slant from […]

Track Premiere: My Girl The River “It’s Gonna Be Alright”

June 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

A new song from My Girl The River is something to celebrate – and ‘It’s Gonna be Alright‘ certainly meets the expectations we’ve learnt to have for this UK based Americana trio. They are singer, guitarist […]

Tylor & The Train Robbers “Non-Typical Find”

June 30, 2021 Jim Finnie 0

High quality, mainstream Americana that never misses its target. Given the assortment of musical styles, and the accompanying debate, as to what is and what isn’t Americana, it’s refreshing to come across an offering that sits […]

Listen to Jason Isbell cover Metallica’s “Sad But True”

June 30, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Last week saw Metallica reveal details of a huge 30th-anniversary celebration of their seminal ‘The Black Album’ with a big, remastered box set, as well as a tribute album called ‘The Metallica Blacklist’ which features 53 […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 25

June 30, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

The calm after the storm. After last week’s rant I have taken stock and decided that this week should be a far more optimistic piece looking to the future rather than dwelling on the rather bleak […]

Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a track from the new album by Great Lakes, Fear of the Fear, a band we have been big fans of […]

Keyside “Keyside”

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A catchy, guitar-led debut where jangly hooks and catchy choruses carry stories of lives lived close to the edge. There is something immediately familiar about Keyside, the debut album from Liverpool four-piece Keyside. Jangly guitars and […]

Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

September 4, 2026 0

Growing up, I loved to watch the television show The Monkees, though looking back, I figure I wasn’t watching the episodes as they first aired, but re-runs. There were only two series of the show, though […]

Month: June 2021

Classic Americana Albums: Patty Griffin “Impossible Dream”

Track Premiere: My Girl The River “It’s Gonna Be Alright”

Tylor & The Train Robbers “Non-Typical Find”

Listen to Jason Isbell cover Metallica’s “Sad But True”

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 25

Something for the weekend: Great Lakes “Why Did My Love Go Away?”

Keyside “Keyside”

Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

Live review: The Waterboys, OVO Hydro, Glasgow – 29th August 2026

Brothers Osborne will release fifth album “Watertown” in October