2021 – Page 309 – Americana UK

The Rose Petals “Military Man” – Listen

March 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Not, you may have guessed by now, a gentle folk duo singing whimsical songs about flowers and honeydew, nope – The Rose Petals are a little more rock orientated with guitars sent to maximum jangle. ‘Military […]

Video Premiere: Wino-strut & Friends “My Whole Heart is Blue”

March 30, 2021 Andrew Frolish 1

If you’d like some hazy spring sunshine to replace those wintry blues, then check out this video premiere from Wino-strut. From the comfort of your home, the video for ‘My Whole Heart is Blue’ takes you […]

Interview: Esther Rose talks about her New Orleans indie-infused country

March 29, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

There is much more to New Orleans music than second line parades according to singer songwriter Esther Rose and Jack White agrees Though she was born in Detroit, Esther Rose has spent the last 10 years […]

Festival Review: South By South West, March 16th – 20th 2021

March 29, 2021 Oliver Gray 0

Oliver Gray has attended Austin’s South By South West Festival for the last seventeen years. Now he tackles the online version. Negotiating the South By Southwest Festival normally entails walking for miles, staying up very late […]

Only Child “Straight Lines” – Listen

March 29, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

We are always happy to run good local americana from around these parts, and especially so when it comes from Only Child, the outfit led by Liverpool based singer-songwriter Alan O’Hare, who this month are releasing […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2021