April 2022 – Page 18 – Americana UK

Deer Scout “Cowboy” – Listen

April 14, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

By no way of a definitive explanation we present Dena Miller, a.k.a. Deer Scout, who grew up on a diet of folk, spent 6 years writing and exploring projects through Philly’s punk scene, Oberlin’s conservatory experimentalism […]

Video: Matt York “Gently Used”

April 14, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is ‘Gently Used’, the latest single from Boston-based singer-songwriter Matt York. ‘Gently Used’ is driven by mournful piano and ethereal guitar but what really makes it stand out is York’s sorrowful vocal performance, full of […]

Classic Americana Albums: R.E.M. “Lifes Rich Pageant”

April 13, 2022 Jonathan Smith 1

In which our heroes refine their songwriting but keep their mysterious alchemy. For many, the introduction to the unlikely story of REM’s journey to world dominance began with the mandolin-driven (and most unlikely uber-hit of 1991) […]

artwork for Massy Ferguson album "Joe's Meat & Grocery"

Massy Ferguson “Joe’s Meat & Grocery”

April 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Seattle based blue collared rockers still firing on album six. Over fifteen years since they played their first show, Massy Ferguson, the amplified Americana rock band based from Seattle arrive with album number six, ‘Joe’s Meat […]

Live Review: Lynne Hanson, Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 2nd April 2022

April 13, 2022 Graeme Tait 0

Learning to appreciate that which has been taken away from us is a lesson we’ve all had to learn in one way or another over the last couple of years, but the taste is all the […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

September 28, 2026 0

This time, Bluegrass Briefs features music from around the world and all across the Bluegrass tradition, from the rough and rowdy Scottish ways of Sociograss to the almost classical music of Triple Fiddle from Minnesota and […]

artwork for Jack Browning album "Painted Skies"

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

September 28, 2026 0

London-born singer-songwriter draws on wide Western canvas to create solid sophomore release. Jack Browning’s debut album, Red Eye Radio (2023), may have flown under the AUK radar, but Keith Hargreaves recently clocked the imminent release of […]

Month: April 2022

Deer Scout “Cowboy” – Listen

Video: Matt York “Gently Used”

Classic Americana Albums: R.E.M. “Lifes Rich Pageant”

Massy Ferguson “Joe’s Meat & Grocery”

Live Review: Lynne Hanson, Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 2nd April 2022

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic