2021 – Page 21 – Americana UK

The Southbound Attic Band “The Best of the Southbound Attic Band 2009-2019”

December 7, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

First full collection of songs by Liverpool legends are a tonic for the ages. A year of anything can feel like a long time right now, so ten years really does feel like a world away […]

Treetop Flyers “Old Habits”

December 7, 2021 Alan Fitter 1

A change in direction from London-based Treetop Flyers. Listening to Treetop Flyers’ latest album ‘Old Habits’ stirred up the old argument about what constitutes Americana. If you consider that an album that mixes sixties soul with […]

Scott Zosel “Emily” – marking our place with bookmarkers

December 7, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

True, it sounds like a love song but ‘Emily‘ is actually inspired by Emily Dickenson, so it is perhaps more a love of words. Scott Zosel told us this about the song: “I have been obsessed […]

Video Premiere: Justin Bernasconi “The Right Height”

December 7, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Justin Bernasconi’s beautiful new single features gently fluttering guitar over which his voice rises and falls, takes off and soars on gorgeous currents of melody. Bernasconi mixes slide guitar and delicate finger-picking to create a distinctive, […]

Oliver Earnest “The Water Goes the Other Way”

December 6, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

Influenced by indie-rock styles Stuttgart’s Oliver Earnest explores the fragility of achieving peace in a complex world. ‘The Water Goes the Other Way’ emerges from the indie-rock end of Americana possibly best exemplified by the fuzzed-up […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 4 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 5 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 5 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 7 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Year: 2021

The Southbound Attic Band “The Best of the Southbound Attic Band 2009-2019”

Treetop Flyers “Old Habits”

Scott Zosel “Emily” – marking our place with bookmarkers

Video Premiere: Justin Bernasconi “The Right Height”

Oliver Earnest “The Water Goes the Other Way”

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!