2021 – Page 212 – Americana UK

Essentials: The top ten Howe Gelb albums

June 24, 2021 Paul Kerr 3

When we started this ‘Essentials’ series we stated we would be delving into the back catalogue of prominent Americana artists and bringing you our estimation of either their top ten albums or their top ten tracks. […]

Anna Tivel reimagines the past – Listen

June 24, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s a great pleasure to announce that there’s a new release from Anna Tivel on its way. ‘Blue World‘ is out on 16th July via Fluff & Gravy Records. It’s a bit of a different beast […]

The Contraptionists “Working Man’s Dread”

June 24, 2021 Peter Churchill 0

One-man band times two equals more than the sum of its parts. So, here’s the thing. A two-man, one-man band, an industrial folk-grunge experiment where the two protagonists, Paul Givant and Stephen Andrews have set out […]

Video: Kiss The Tiger “I Miss You”

June 24, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Kiss The Tiger got together in 2016 in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region of Minnesota with the not small ambition of breathing new life into 21st-century rock and roll and drawing inspiration from the likes of The […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 24

June 24, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

On the home straight. So here we are three weeks or so from the end of term and already things are beginning to unravel. Now call me old school but when did a trip to Alton […]

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 0

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

Essentials: The top ten Howe Gelb albums

Anna Tivel reimagines the past – Listen

The Contraptionists “Working Man’s Dread”

Video: Kiss The Tiger “I Miss You”

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 24

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

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

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

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”