May 2022 – Page 18 – Americana UK

Drive -By Truckers “The Driver” – holy crap, this is intense

May 18, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Look, all we have to say is here’s some more evidence that suggests that the new album ‘Welcome 2 Club XIII‘ is going to do rather well on the end of year lists. ‘Welcome 2 Club […]

Izaak Opatz “Extra Medium”

May 18, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

True tales of romantic struggling. Izaak Opatz has been meandering towards ‘Extra Medium‘ for a while – a couple of years back he had an album of mostly country covers and two remakes of songs he […]

Video Premiere: The Pinkerton Raid “Sometimes, Brothers”

May 18, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out ‘Sometimes, Brothers’, the new single from The Pinkerton Raid, the solo project of North Carolina’s Jesse James DeConto. The song begins with singer and songwriter DeConto playing alone on abandoned railway tracks, a fitting […]

Interview: Fairport Convention’s Dave Pegg on the band’s first 55 years and the ukulele bass

May 17, 2022 Martin Johnson 3

He may be only the bass player but he has helped create the British folk rock genre. Fairport Convention may have defined British folk rock but their mix of traditional music with the sounds associated with […]

Small Venue Heroes: Darren Hayman

May 17, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Born in Essex Darren Hayman was the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist in Hefner, an indie band beloved by John Peel. Following their spilt 20 years ago Hayman has been prolific, producing around 21 albums, numerous […]