July 2021 – Page 16 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Rosenblume “Knight in Shining Armour”

July 20, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the video premiere of ‘Knight in Shining Armour’ from Liverpool’s Roseblume. It’s an earnest song of unrequited love, disarming in its heartfelt and direct sincerity. There’s a restless rhythm and a foot-tapping beat, creating […]

Nick County “A Colorful Corner of Northeastern Pennsylvania”

July 19, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

Perceptive writing lays bare emotional turmoil. For his third release Nick County has added a sprawl of indie, pop, folk to the country and rock of his previous records. At first, these various currents are quite […]

The Hiding Magpies “Searching For Gold”

July 19, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

The Hiding Magpies are on their way to making a great English-rooted Americana album. Magpies are considered to be among more intelligent creatures, according to practically all descriptions of this talking bird. They say they are […]

Video: Trapper Schoepp “Little Drop of Medicine”

July 19, 2021 Cam Fraser 0

Milwaukee-based Trapper Schoepp, has an excellent new video for ‘Little Drop of Medicine‘, the latest single from his most recent album, ‘May Day‘. As likely to be found behind a gently fingerpicked acoustic or showing off his […]

VERSIONS: “Mattie Groves (Child ballad number 81)” and the folk process

July 19, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The folk process they call it – the movement of a song from one place to another, with variations occurring in the tune and the words. At the extreme, a song can cross an ocean, spend […]