June 2022 – Page 34 – Americana UK

The Song Remains: Kelly Joe Phelps 1959 – 2022

June 6, 2022 Martin Johnson 5

Kelly Joe Phelps reinvented country blues for the 21St Century americana audience. Guitarist and singer-songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps “died quietly at home in Iowa” on May 31, 2022, according to his Facebook page. While this low-key […]

Rainn Byrns “Never Ending Story” – no dragons mentioned, honest

June 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

How better to start the week than with a song that focuses on the endless pointless repetition of life, with the same old same old coming around again. And again. And, yes, yet again. Perfect for […]

Video: David Ford & Annie Dressner “Warning Sign”

June 6, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is an incredibly beautiful new song from Annie Dressner and David Ford. Over fluid fingerpicking that rolls and sways through a compelling melody, their voices rise and swell, combining like they were always meant to […]

Something for the (very) long weekend: Sean Taylor and the Sex Pistols (sadly not at the same time)

June 1, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us this week dear reader – if you’re not UK based and wondering why it’s such a short week it’s because our Queen has been “Queen” for 70 years and you know, […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Andrew Frolish

June 1, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Lists such as this are always agonisingly difficult to compile. There’s the aching self-doubt, the lingering sense that you have forgotten something or someone important and regrets over who has been left out. The decisions made […]