July 2022 – Page 4 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: The Belle Curves “Rosé Drive-Thru”

July 28, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

At the heart of The Belle Curves is Long Island, New York-based singer-songwriter Delaney Hafener, who seeks to create sensitive, personal songs that take an empathetic look at the world through others’ eyes. Hafener writes songs […]

Classic Americana Albums: Ian Matthews “Valley Hi”

July 27, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

Ian Matthews, or Iain as he became later in his career, has been on a personal musical odyssey all his career which started when he was asked to be an original member of Fairport Convention by […]

Artwork for Noah Reid album "Adjustments"

Noah Reid “Adjustments”

July 27, 2022 Ian Kennedy 0

Well-observed reflections on life delivered with a powerful musical ease. Have you noticed how music and album reviews can often head off down some side track focussing, or even fixating, on what the ‘other thing’ is […]

Album art for Connor Garvey "The End of Another Year"

Connor Garvey “Another End to a Year”

July 27, 2022 Rhys Kelly 0

A sincere, soulful and accomplished album. ‘Another End to a Year’ is the first full release by award-winning songwriter Connor Garvey since 2014. According to its press release, the album has had a long and ‘perilous’ […]

Book Review – Courtney S. Lennon “Live Forever: The Songwriting Legacy of Billy Joe Shaver”

July 27, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Billy Joe Shaver is one of those songwriters that never received a lot of attention on this side of the Atlantic, which is a shame, because he was one of the best writers that country music […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Month: July 2022

Video Premiere: The Belle Curves “Rosé Drive-Thru”

Classic Americana Albums: Ian Matthews “Valley Hi”

Noah Reid “Adjustments”

Connor Garvey “Another End to a Year”

Book Review – Courtney S. Lennon “Live Forever: The Songwriting Legacy of Billy Joe Shaver”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”