September 2021 – Page 21

Video Premiere: The Curse of KK Hammond Feat. David and the Devil “The Ballad of Lampshade Ed”

September 15, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

KK Hammond and David and the Devil have collaborated to write a murder ballad, inspired by the story of Ed Gein, whose relationship with his over-bearing, religious mother was the basis for the character of Leatherface […]

Studio Life: Elaine Palmer

September 14, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Why “Just One” should inspire listeners to go their own way Elaine Palmer is known for her powerful, bluesy vocal performances. When she lets loose, as she does on recent single ‘Just One’, her voice is […]

Cover Artwork for Ross Adams album Escaping Southern Heat

Ross Adams “Escaping Southern Heat”

September 14, 2021 Rich Orpin 0

Ross Adams steps out of the shadows and concludes one heck of a journey. It is often said that the approach to recording of relying on instinct and energy over just a few takes, and embracing […]

Festival Review: Moseley Folk & Arts, 3rd-5th September 2021

September 14, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Getting back to a festival after the absence of any last year did still feel strangely surreal, but there’s something about smaller to medium-sized festivals that still leaves you feeling less anxious. Moseley Folk and Arts […]

A Night To Remember: Bluegrass heaven in a North East pub in 1983 with Peter Rowan

September 14, 2021 Martin Johnson 4

A night of North East best bitter and bluegrass with Bill Monroe and Jerry Garcia alumnus Peter Rowan. It may seem strange that a gig in the backroom of a North East pub in the early […]

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 […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

September 24, 2026 0

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]

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. […]

News

Jason Isbell previews new country music exhibit

March 22, 2017 0

If you ever get a chance to go to Nashville (a kind of Mecca for americana fans) then the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is still an essential. RS Country reports: “If the thought […]

Album Reviews

Dan Webster “Devil Sky” (Paper Plane Records, 2018)

September 21, 2018 0

Dan Webster is a UK singer-songwriter who has embraced the Americana tradition in an impressive way. His fourth album release ‘Devil Sky’ has just emerged and is a ten song, full band album of interesting and […]

Album Reviews

Robyn Hitchcock “Robyn Hitchcock” (Yep Roc 2017)

April 24, 2017 0

Robyn Hitchcock releases his twenty first studio album, his first since 2014’s ‘The Man Upstairs’, and has chosen after all these years an eponymous title. “It’s ‘Introducing Robyn Hitchcock” he has said, working on the principle […]

Month: September 2021

Video Premiere: The Curse of KK Hammond Feat. David and the Devil “The Ballad of Lampshade Ed”

Studio Life: Elaine Palmer

Ross Adams “Escaping Southern Heat”

Festival Review: Moseley Folk & Arts, 3rd-5th September 2021

A Night To Remember: Bluegrass heaven in a North East pub in 1983 with Peter Rowan

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”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons