2021 – Page 209 – Americana UK

Live review: Lady Nade, St Georges, Bristol -19th June 2021

June 28, 2021 Tim Martin 0

For what was our first live show in 18 months, the Café/Bar at St Georges, a former Georgian church in central Bristol, was a great setting. This was the last of four sold-out shows celebrating the […]

Jason Isbell covers Johnny Cash song for soundtrack album – Listen

June 28, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell has released a new song online – it’s the opener to the soundtrack for the new Netflix movie ‘The Ice Road’ which is a cover of Johnny Cash’s trucker anthem ‘All I Do Is […]

Shadow Captain “April Moon”

June 28, 2021 Helen Jones 0

Nostalgic and moving, this album is proof that everything old is new again. ‘April Moon’ is the first full album from Shadow Captain, but the man behind the alias – Liverpool singer-songwriter Stuart Todd – is […]

Laura Quirke & Joshua Burnside “Far Away The Hills Are Green” – Listen

June 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The second – and last for 2021 – single from Laura Quirke (of Lemoncello) and Joshua Burnside is a fragile semi-asleep reflection of a song. It takes, says Joshua Burnside, the viewpoint of a young Irish […]

Video Premiere: Dan Whitaker “One More Story Told”

June 28, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The new single from Dan Whitaker is about that familiar conflict between wanting freedom but also seeking the reassurance of love, attachment and commitment. In this story of self-defeat, the main protagonist is the one who […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 1

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Year: 2021