June 2022 – Page 21 – Americana UK

Classic Americana Albums: Robert Earl Keen “A Bigger Piece of the Sky”

June 15, 2022 Clint West 5

‘A Bigger Piece of the Sky’ is Robert Earl Keen’s third studio album released in 1993 on Sugar Hill Records. Any discussion of Keen’s best album invariably boils down to shoot out between this and its […]

Artwork for Phill Reynolds album “A Ride”

Phill Reynolds “A Ride”

June 15, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Interesting concept album focusing on the journey of a troubled man seeking redemption. Phill Reynolds, (aka Silva Martino Cantele), lives in Zugliano in Italy. The talented Reynolds played almost all of the instruments on his latest […]

José Mendeles “Railroad Cadences & Melancholic Anthems”

June 15, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

Mendeles’ mysterious and atmospheric tribute to avant garde guitarist John Fahey. Music is the most transportive of media; just the merest hint of a tone or rhythm can take the listener somewhere else, either to a […]

Video Premiere: Steve Forbert “Fried Oysters”

June 15, 2022 Andrew Frolish 2

Here’s the unmistakeable sound of the great Steve Forbert, a favourite of Americana fans. ‘Fried Oysters’ begins with a warm, tuneful strum that finds a real foot-tapping rhythm. Over the guitar, Forbert’s distinctive voice, carrying just […]

Live review: Jess Jocoy, Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham – 7th June 2022

June 15, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

Approximately halfway into her set Jess Jocoy is explaining the backstory of her song “The Gardner”, a song for women who can’t have, or have lost children. She verbally questions her right to broach such an […]