May 2022 – Page 25 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: Will Stewart “Bad Memory”

May 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Will Stewart can be described as a “south of Nashville” singer – in that he hails from Montgomery’s river region, and moved up through west Alabama and over to Birmingham, had a brief stint in Tennessee […]

Video: Luther Black and The Cold Hard Facts “Long Way to Go”

May 12, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the atmospheric video for ‘Long Way to Go’ by Luther Black and The Cold Hard Facts. The black and white scenes of New Jersey’s industrial landscapes, brooding and full of decay, are the backdrop […]

Wilco “Cruel Country”

May 11, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2

Wilco embrace country music in a glorious, gorgeous return to the very peak of both Tweedy’s songwriting and his band’s powers. For the first time since 2007s ‘Sky Blue Sky‘ Wilco have made an album as […]

Téada “Ar Mhuin na Muice / Cairo Barry / Garranmore / Hunter Billy’s (Reels)”

May 11, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, no-one is going to get lulled to sleep by this week’s midweek instrumental feature – this splendidly joyous sound from Téada features two reels (‘Ar Mhuin na Muice‘ and ‘Garranmore‘) composed by Nenagh-born fiddler Seán […]

Rev Simpkins “Saltings”

May 11, 2022 FredArnold 0

Minister and folk poet creates songs of hope in a lonely wilderness. One of the most beautifully packaged albums I can remember, ‘Saltings’ is a songbook with illustrations by artist Tom Knight to reflect the lyrics […]