2022 – Page 186 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: Damn Tall Buildings “Cold Rain”

July 11, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

At last the return of one of our favourite NWOABB artists (that’s New Wave Of American Bluegrass Bands, you’ll recall. It’s been a couple of years now since we last heard from Damn Tall Buildings (seen […]

Video Premiere: Big Wheels “Chain of Fire”

July 11, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

If you want melody and performance, energy and excellent song-writing, then the debut single from Big Wheels will bring you some much-needed joy. There’s a welcome touch of nostalgia in the tuneful rock of Big Wheels, […]

Something for the weekend: Lindsay Lou and Billy Strings “Freedom”

July 8, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s a wrap from us for another week – a week in which we potentially swap a clown for a traditional villain but hey, ding dong the clown is dead for now – and we leave […]

Cajun Corner – Valcour Records

July 8, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

It can be hard to keep in touch with what’s happening in the world of Cajun music when you’re on the other side of the Atlantic and can’t keep your ear to the ground as much […]

Video: Father John Misty “Buddy’s Rendevous”

July 8, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Father John Misty gets gritty and sentimental in black and white at famed late-night L.A. haunt, Canter’s Deli. The acting in this video by Arrow Dewilde and Craig Stark tells the unspoken tale of regret and […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2022

Track Premiere: Damn Tall Buildings “Cold Rain”

Video Premiere: Big Wheels “Chain of Fire”

Something for the weekend: Lindsay Lou and Billy Strings “Freedom”

Cajun Corner – Valcour Records

Video: Father John Misty “Buddy’s Rendevous”

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”