July 2021 – Page 31 – Americana UK

Video: Joe Hodgson “Till The Last Breath”

July 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Taking the sporadic Wednesday afternoon instrumental slot – which we’re definitely not calling ChilledAmericana even in jest – is Northern Irish guitarist Joe Hodgson and his slide heavy composition ‘Till the Last Breath.‘ It was inspired […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 26

July 7, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

The hissing of summer lawns… So half a year of sounds from the shed and beyond and it’s time for the summer hols for this particularly knackered teacher. It looks like the eggs have all been […]

Chris Eckman “Where the Spirit Rests”

July 7, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

A dark and deeply immersive dive into the human condition from one of America’s finest songwriters. Erstwhile member of one of Seattle’s finest exports, The Walkabouts, Chris Eckman has been resident in Ljubljana for many years […]

Bellowhead Assemble! Legendary folkies claim album top spot

July 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Folk juggernaut Bellowhead who called it a day four years ago to a general gnashing of teeth and pitiful wailing have found new success this month as they top the Official Charts Company’s Folk Chart. The […]

The Ghibertins “In Your Arms” – ascolta!

July 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Americana influences certainly spread far, the most obvious touchstones for The Ghibertins are bands like Fleet Foxes. Unlike Pecknold’s merry men though, The Ghibertins are a Milan based quintet and ‘In Your Arms’ is taken from […]