2022 – Page 171 – Americana UK

Cahalen Morrison “The Month Of May” – haunted Americana

July 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 4

Cahalen Morrison has a way of channeling the otherworldly strangeness that inhabits the best of traditional folksong and finding new directions to take it in. Does this come from growing up in the high desert of […]

The Burning Hell “Garbage Island”

July 22, 2022 Cam Fraser 0

The Burning Hell return with an album of infectiously joyful music and trademark razor-sharp, droll but insightfully devastating lyrics. Canadian trio, The Burning Hell, are back with their ninth album, ‘Garbage Island.’ Based around songwriter Mathias […]

Classic Clips: Joan Osborne “St. Teresa” – Transatlantic Sessions 2007

July 22, 2022 Rick Bayles 1

This might raise some eyebrows since there are those that might not think of Joan Osborne as an americana artist but, as the intro to this clip says, she cuts such a wide swathe through American […]

Peter Rowan “Calling You From My Mountain – A Bluegrass Journey”

July 22, 2022 Tim Martin 0

If you ever doubted bluegrass’s continuing relevance then this is the album to hear. The rollicking take on Woody Guthrie’s ‘New York Town’ that starts ‘Calling You From My Mountain’ proves that Peter Rowan’s voice is […]

Oakwalker “Ghost Town” – no future for you?

July 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Oakwalker is a Memphis based duo – Victoria Dowdy on guitar and vocals, Ethan Baker on violin – which formed in 2020. They pack out their sound with a rotating cast of additional musicians both in […]