April 2022 – Page 7 – Americana UK

The Golden Roses “New Pal” – well, that’s quite a coincidence…

April 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, you were promised a happier-sounding song and this is a happier-sounding song. Unless you listen too closely to the lyrics in which case, guess what? It’s a sad tale of a pair of break-ups, a […]

Video: Abbie Gardner “Born in the City”

April 26, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Watching Abbie Gardner play the Dobro is simply mesmerising; her technique is fabulous and appears so effortless. Above all, though, the joy she takes in the performance transfers to her audience. On ‘Born in the City’, […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Counting Crows “Monkey”

April 25, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Following Ramsay Midwood I was tempted to go the way of Glitterhouse Records and perhaps plump for a Mark Olson track. I can’t help feeling guilty about my scathing review of the gig when he played […]

Susan Cattaneo “All Is Quiet”

April 25, 2022 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Lifts the ‘pandemic’ genre of music to fresh, inspirational heights. COVID-19 came roaring back into the British mainstream media last week courtesy of the police fine received by Boris Johnson for his (and we’re probably being […]

Video: Kirsten Adamson & Friends “Peace in Our Time”

April 25, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

‘Peace in Our Time’ is a poignant plea. In response to the invasion of Ukraine and the resulting refugee crisis, singer-songwriter Kirsten Adamson has tapped into her father’s back catalog to release a single and video […]