2021 – Page 58 – Americana UK

Book Review – Chris Gregory “Determined to Stand-The Reinvention of Bob Dylan”

November 4, 2021 Lyndon Bolton 0

“I consider myself a poet first and a musician second, I live like a poet and I’ll die like a poet…” said Bob Dylan in 1978. It is Chris Gregory’s first quote and a line to […]

Tanya Ransom “Breakdown To Breakthrough”

November 4, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

Tanya Ransom’s ‘Breakdown To Breakthrough’ is a good showcase of quality Americana coming from Australia. The fact that Americana music, or Americana-style music, if you will, has become a worldwide phenomenon is no big news anymore. […]

Greensky Bluegrass release new single ahead of new album

November 4, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

Greensky Bluegrass from Kalamazoo, Michigan, has released a brand new single and announced their upcoming album. Thirty Tigers releases ‘Stress Dreams‘ on January 21st, and the first single ‘Monument‘ is available to stream now. This, their […]

Track Premiere: Lockwood Barr “Adderall & Alcohol”

November 4, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Lockwood Barr can claim to have music in her genes – her mother performed with John Hartford and with The Dillards, whilst her dad taught her to play the banjo. And it’s his 1972 Gibson that […]

Video Premiere: Katie Callahan “One Sided Sea”

November 4, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

In her latest single, ‘One Sided Sea’, Katie Callahan explores the way people in a relationship are perceived. Often, those on the outside misread and misinterpret a situation, making judgements without full knowledge of those involved. […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 12 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 6 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Year: 2021