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 […]