2021 – Page 135 – Americana UK

Johnny Cash “The Ballad Of Ira Hayes” – It’s been a long time comin’

August 31, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Was it really back in June that we mentioned a new Johnny Cash Concert recording was a-comin’ down the tracks? It was. Back then we said it would arrive in September – latest update is October […]

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The Colorist Orchestra with Howe Gelb featuring Pietra Brown “Not on the Map”

August 31, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

An intriguing mix of Southern Gothic Americana and avant-garde minimal experimentation. Howe Gelb has a long pedigree of adventurousness and pushing boundaries within the genre and this album made with the Colorist Orchestra, as well as […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home”

August 31, 2021 Jim Finnie 0

Last week’s chain featured Sam Outlaw, who was christened Sam Morgan, and hails from Aberdeen, South Dakota, a state which is also the birthplace of singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin who was born some 250 miles further south […]

Sean Devine “Feelin’ Like An Old Piece Of Wood” – Listen

August 31, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Sean Devine’s voice sounds cracked and worn, as if it has itself been carved from an old battered timber, making it the perfect vehicle for today’s song taken from Devine’s new album ‘Here for It All‘, […]

Video: Ric Robertson “Sycamore Hill”

August 31, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Ric Robertson is an in-demand touring musician for the likes of The Wood Brothers and Rhiannon Giddens but now he is capturing attention for his own fabulously distinctive songwriting. The North Carolina-born Robertson, now based in […]