2021 – Page 261 – Americana UK

Jason McNiff “Dust of Yesterday”

May 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Seventh album from folk troubadour reflects on the past. Jason McNiff’s seventh album was recorded at his home studio in the Summer and Autumn of 2020, and there’s a sense that the enforced home-time led to […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 18

May 12, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

An escape to literature – join me. School life is currently at full tilt. Exam years are freaking out about what’s happening, happened and might yet happen as well as what might not. Meanwhile the other […]

Artwork for Jake Swamp and The Pine's EP "Outside the Studio"

Jake Swamp and The Pine “Outside the Studio”

May 12, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Jake Swamp and The Pine recorded a socially distanced EP outdoors to keep up the momentum of creating their stripped-down, heartfelt acoustic music. Americana-folk duo Drew Zieff (vocals, guitar) and Stuart Babcock (mandolin, harmonies) take their […]

The Belfast Cowboys “Looking For The Northern Lights” – Listen

May 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Plenty of bands cite Dylan as an influence, but The Belfast Cowboys draw their true inspiration from Van Morrison. The Minnesotan band started out as a pure Van the Man tribute band in 2002, but have […]

Video Premiere: Crimson Calamity “My Best Friends”

May 12, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

In this joyful, humorous video premiere, Crimson Calamity have a lot of fun with puppets representing the two best friends in the narrative, Mary and Jane. It’s the perfect accompaniment to a song that is charming, […]