June 2022 – Page 6 – Americana UK

Junior Sisk “Up There On The Hillside” – Dark tales of murder

June 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Junior Sisk’s new song ‘Up There On The Hillside‘ draws on the darker side of tradition for a chilling recounting of a murder ballad. It’s a song that came together quickly, as Junior Sisk explains “I […]

Video Premiere: The Foreign Landers “Traveler”

June 28, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Enjoy the uplifting sound of The Foreign Landers on their latest single ‘Traveler’. There are sweet harmonies, gorgeous melodies and fine musicianship to absorb, all accompanied by an artfully-shot video featuring beautiful landscapes and old family […]

Interview: Blue Dogs’ Bobby Houck on combining being in a band with a professional career

June 27, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

South Carolina’s Blue Dogs release their first album in eighteen years. “Big Dreamers” is a fine set of life-affirming, crowd-pleasing country rock songs that presents Blue Dogs to a new audience that may well have missed […]

Willi Carlisle “Vanlife” – does the American dream seem to be going wrong?

June 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

With the sound of a jolly story in the style of Cash’s ‘Boy Named Sue‘ or ‘One Piece at a Time‘, Willi Carlisle takes a satirical scalpel to the unravelling of the American Dream – surely […]

The Black Feathers “Angel Dust & Cyanide”

June 27, 2022 Paul Gibson 1

UK duo embrace the chaos of the last two years on their new album. As America was preparing to head into lockdown in 2020 there was just one flight left out of New York’s JFK airport. […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
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Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 2 weeks ago
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Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 0

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Israel Nash “Topaz”

April 8, 2021 0

The modern, vital heart of country soul beats right here. ‘Topaz’ is the seventh album by Israel Nash and it firmly benchmarks a significant step in his musical evolution. It has lost none of the expansive […]

Album Reviews

Pinegrove “11:11”

February 11, 2022 0

Poetic musings on climate change and how to cope. Comforting, apocalyptic, lyrical, Pinegrove’s latest release revolves around myriad states of mind and emotion. The intriguing title, ’11:11′ is open to interpretation but devotees of numerology will […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle “Colvin & Earle”

May 19, 2025 2

Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle discovered they had a lot more in common than being respected recording artists in the Americana and folk genres. They both have struggled with addiction (Earle heroin and a smorgasbord of […]

Month: June 2022

Junior Sisk “Up There On The Hillside” – Dark tales of murder

Video Premiere: The Foreign Landers “Traveler”

Interview: Blue Dogs’ Bobby Houck on combining being in a band with a professional career

Willi Carlisle “Vanlife” – does the American dream seem to be going wrong?

The Black Feathers “Angel Dust & Cyanide”

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share