2022 – Page 100 – Americana UK

Video: Hannah Shira Naiman “The Grouse”

September 28, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

There is a town in North Ontario where you’ll hear perpetual motion with claw hammer banjo accompaniment as Hannah Shira Naiman walks beside ‘The Grouse’. There is an endless debate about what defines Americana music. There […]

Bonny Light Horseman “Rolling Golden Holy”

September 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

Second album develops the band’s potential and is a deeply satisfying listen. This second album from Bonny Light Horseman at least proves that they were not just a one-off supergroup side project. Of course it’s hardly […]

Live Review: Anna Ash + Dolly Mavies, Green Note, Camden London – 18th Sept 2022

September 28, 2022 David Chalfen 1

Encouragingly, Anna Ash, known for her arresting vocal prowess, has managed to fill out the Green Note tonight, which now seems to have returned to pre covid capacity. Her fourth album ‘Sleeper’ has gained strong reviews […]

Track Premiere: My Girl The River “Solitaire”

September 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

My Girl The River are the perfect example of Americana that is also UK – fronted by the now UK based Louisiana native Kris Wilkinson on vocals and acoustic guitar the band consists of her partner […]

Video Premiere: Samuel James Taylor “Virginia Girl”

September 28, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the brand new single from Sheffield’s Samuel James Taylor. ‘Virginia Girl’ is delivered with an enjoyable, rolling, rhythmic strum, over which Taylor’s tuneful singing voice sounds clear and pure. Partway through he adds harmonica […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2022