2021 – Page 394 – Americana UK

Video: Sturgill Simpson “Life of Sin” – Live on Fallon

January 6, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

Sturgill Simpson performed a bluegrass version of his 2014 track ‘Life of Sin’ on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show earlier this week. Sturgill and his backing band delivered the song from the legendary Station Inn in Nashville, […]

Elles Bailey “Ain’t Nothing But”

January 6, 2021 Jason McDonald 0

Elles Bailey shines a light on her blues roots with her own take on some classic songs Elles Bailey, a singer-songwriter from Bristol, has released ‘Ain’t Nothing But’ a collection of songs which are presented as […]

The Song Remains: Tony Rice 1951 – 2020

January 6, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

Legendary bluegrass artist and master acoustic guitarist Tony Rice passed away peacefully on Christmas Day 2020 and his passing was appropriately announced via a statement by his friend of many years, and bluegrass and country music […]

Review: Uncut’s “Joni Mitchell – The Ultimate Music Guide”

January 6, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Back in the summer we reviewed Uncut’s special on the music of Wilco. Their latest is an update and expansion of their guide to Joni Mitchell. First published in 2018 when it looked very much like […]

Palomino Kings “Fall Into Your Loving Arms” – Listen

January 6, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The first Track of the year was actually the last release of 2020 from the Palomino Kings – sneaking out just a couple of days before Christmas. As the Palomino Kings are both Americana and from […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 4

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”