2022 – Page 118 – Americana UK

AUK’s Chain Gang: 10,000 Maniacs ft. David Byrne “Dallas” MTV Unplugged 1993

September 12, 2022 Clint West 0

Our last Chain Gang offering saw Viv Fish serve up a tasty little clip of Andrew Combs performing ‘Strange Bird’ from his 2015 ‘All These Dreams’ album. Although now a resident of Nashville, Combs originally hails from the city of […]

Book Review. John W. Barry “Levon Helm: Rock, Roll, Ramble. The Inside Story of the Man, the Music and the Midnight Ramble”

September 12, 2022 Rick Bayles 2

There are many, especially among Americana aficionados, who would consider John W. Barry a very lucky man indeed. To have spent so much time with the late, great Levon Helm, at the tail end of his […]

Steve Wallis “Nothing Stays the Same Way For Long”

September 12, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Subtly crafted gorgeousness abounds on Australian songwriter’s debut. Steve Wallis is an Australian singer songwriter who has resided in Paris for nearly a decade. This, his debut album, following the success of 2018 single ‘Melbourne Rain’, […]

Live Review: Martha Fields & Band, La Rhue, Jumilhac le Grand, Northern Dordogne, France – 3rd September 2022

September 12, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

La Rhue is, probably, the best live music location around here. Run by a Dutch couple, it’s an old stone barn, converted into a restaurant, bar and live music venue and it has a particularly eclectic […]

artwork for Cahalen Morrison album "Wealth Of Sorrow"

Cahalen Morrison “Wealth Of Sorrow”

September 12, 2022 GrahamBollands 0

Raw, emotional and haunting songs to match the high desert landscape and the abandoned chapel in which they were recorded. Opening with the stunning acapella ‘This Whole Broken World’, Cahalen Morrison immediately grabs your attention with […]