2022 – Page 183 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Scott Clay “Aurora”

July 13, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

The video for Scott Clay’s latest single, ‘Aurora’, features the breath-taking scenery of North Cascades National Park in Washington, presented in all of its splendour as a back-drop to his performance. The incredible location-shots, captured by […]

Interview: Bill Kirchen’s real country for hippies by “The Titan of The Telecaster”

July 12, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

How Pete Townshend helped Bill Kirchen get his first Telecaster and working with the UK’s Nick Lowe. Bill Kirchen is one of the legends of americana due to his time with genre-defining band Commander Cody and […]

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson “Mother Love”

July 12, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Fascinating debut album of duets from stellar Canadian duo iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson. The collaboration between JUNO award-winning Indigenous Canadian musicians, visual artists, and songwriters iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (Cree Métis and Dene) and Tom […]

Bonny Light Horseman “Summer Dream” – and in a dream I wandered far

July 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

We love Bonny Light Horseman. We’d love them if they’d called themselves Gallant Dragoon, or Heroic Hussar or even Truculent Turcapole. A rose by any other name would still make blissfully transcendent music. Which is to […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 63

July 12, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2

Alice Cooper is singing in my head. As the unwinding begins and the end of term becomes a matter of days not weeks the school enjoys an orgy of expeditions and trips that constitutes an activity […]

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: Scott Clay “Aurora”

Interview: Bill Kirchen’s real country for hippies by “The Titan of The Telecaster”

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson “Mother Love”

Bonny Light Horseman “Summer Dream” – and in a dream I wandered far

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 63

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”