2021 – Page 13 – Americana UK

Small Venue Heroes: TWINS

December 14, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

TWINS are a highly regarded, long-running Americana rock band from Waterloo in the Cedar Valley of Iowa that formed around 2011. Three of the current five members (Joel, Toby, and Luke Sires – Toby replaced founding […]

Live Review: Hannah Aldridge + Paul Tasker, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow – 8th December 2021

December 14, 2021 Paul Kerr 2

While we’re just about getting used to live gigs again, the road to various stages is still littered with Covid related obstacles. Hannah Aldridge did appear tonight, and a hurrah for that, but, as she explained, […]

Whatever Happened To… Whatever Happened To?

December 14, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

All good things must come to an end and, while we’ve had some great fun with this series and, I hope, reminded you of a lot of artists that might not have come to mind for […]

Artwork for Jessica's Brother's album, 'Just Rain'

Jessica’s Brother “Just Rain”

December 14, 2021 Richard Phillips 0

Darkness and whimsy from the streets of Hackney. During the summer of 2020, London’s Hackney Road studios would have been graced by, Tom Charleston, Jonny Helm and Charlie Higgs AKA, Jessica’s Brother. Dan Mayfield would have […]

Linda Draper “’81 Camaro” – Heading out there…that way

December 14, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Linda Draper, you may recall from the last song we featured, is not a puller of punches and the same holds true on ‘’81 Camaro‘ where she calls out some suspect thinking, with just a little […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 0

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. .Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 0

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Year: 2021

Small Venue Heroes: TWINS

Live Review: Hannah Aldridge + Paul Tasker, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow – 8th December 2021

Whatever Happened To… Whatever Happened To?

Jessica’s Brother “Just Rain”

Linda Draper “’81 Camaro” – Heading out there…that way

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates