April 2022 – Page 5 – Americana UK

Album cover art for The Weight Band's Shines Like Gold

The Weight Band “Shines Like Gold”

April 27, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

The Weight Band keep The Band’s flame burning brightly while retaining their own originality. The Weight Band has only been together for nine years but the members are long-standing members of the Americana community. Guitarist Jim […]

Tray Wellington “Black Banjo”

April 27, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A bold bluegrass album that moves the music in new directions, taking some risks and winning with nearly all of them. Tray Wellington opens his debut album with a typical Bluegrass Banjo showcase ‘Crooked Mind’. Following […]

iskwē And Tom Wilson “Long Way Down” – prelude to a new album!

April 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

iskwē And Tom Wilson return with a recording from their upcoming album ‘Mother Love‘ which expands on the perhaps unlikely duos’ earlier recordings ‘Starless Nights‘ and ‘Blue Moon Drive‘ which made such an impression in 2020 […]

Video: Faithless Town “Coal Mining Man”

April 27, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Faithless Town’s latest single grabs your attention immediately with its pounding percussion and driving beat. Layers of guitar and organ add to an insistent rhythm and sense of urgency that matches the work-rate of the coal […]

The View From Across La Manche #4 – from our own correspondent

April 26, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Markets, Macron and Musique. Rural France is, pretty much, in semi-hibernation for much of the winter. Around mid-October, it all goes very quiet. Many bars and restaurants shut up shop and people just hunker down to […]