2022 – Page 180 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Beth Nielsen Chapman “With Time”

July 15, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

The new video for ‘With Time’ by Beth Nielsen Chapman is a gorgeously produced performance piece to match the timeless class of the song. Chapman’s weary, emotional vocal is entirely convincing and absorbing, rising above the […]

Courtney Marie Andrews “Loose Future” – taking it easy

July 14, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

This is the title track of Courtney Marie Andrews’ new album ‘Loose Future‘ which is out 7th October via Fat Possum. It’s a song that looks to the future in love, with an optimism that it’ll […]

Derek Senn “The Big Five-O”

July 14, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

With ‘The Big Five-O’, Derek Senn is able to continue his high-level satirical Americana streak. There is definitely a specific trait that can be found in Americana music – that of satirical/humorous storytelling. Many artists have […]

Bruce Springsteen UK Dates announced

July 14, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Following on from the earlier announcement of details of the European leg of the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2023 tour the dates for the “missing” UK portion have now been released. 30th May […]

Live Review: Friday Night at Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 1st July 2022

July 14, 2022 Andrew Frolish 3

Festival season continues and, having barely recovered from Black Deer, it was time to bask in the late-evening sunshine at Easton Farm Park. Since 2008, Maverick Festival has been celebrating some of the finest Americana and […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Year: 2022

Video Premiere: Beth Nielsen Chapman “With Time”

Courtney Marie Andrews “Loose Future” – taking it easy

Derek Senn “The Big Five-O”

Bruce Springsteen UK Dates announced

Live Review: Friday Night at Maverick Festival, Easton Farm Park, Suffolk – 1st July 2022

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”