2021 – Page 252 – Americana UK

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – The Pedal Steel Guitar

May 20, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

It takes a different level of masochism to decide that you’re going to become a pedal steel guitar player. The musical equivalent of patting your head while rubbing your stomach, or of flying a helicopter in […]

Jackson Browne announces new single, album “Downhill From Everywhere” – Listen

May 20, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Jackson Browne has released the video today for ‘My Cleveland Heart’, his new single, which is out on tomorrow. The single, co-written with his longtime guitarist Val McCallum, comes from Browne’s forthcoming album ‘Downhill From Everywhere’ which […]

Track Premiere: Annie Fitzgerald “Under The Moon”

May 20, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Annie Fitzgerald’s new song ‘Under the Moon‘ is timed to release just before the total lunar eclipse on the 26th of May. That’s no coincidence, as Fitzgerald has been thinking about the importance of such celestial […]

Video Premiere: Lady Nade “You’re My Number One”

May 20, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

We are delighted to premiere ‘You’re My Number One’, the latest single from Lady Nade. It is an uncomplicated, open-hearted song for everyone who has experienced love. Refreshingly honest, Lady Nade finds and celebrates the joy […]

Classic Americana Albums: Tony Rice “Tony Rice Plays and Sings Bluegrass”

May 19, 2021 Harold Hogan 0

The late great Tony Rice’s breakthrough album ‘Manzanita‘ (1979) showcased his ability to blend traditional bluegrass and folk with more progressive playing. It set the tone for the development of progressive bluegrass over the next three […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2021

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – The Pedal Steel Guitar

Jackson Browne announces new single, album “Downhill From Everywhere” – Listen

Track Premiere: Annie Fitzgerald “Under The Moon”

Video Premiere: Lady Nade “You’re My Number One”

Classic Americana Albums: Tony Rice “Tony Rice Plays and Sings Bluegrass”

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”