2022 – Page 196 – Americana UK

Dusty Wright “Lonelyville”

June 30, 2022 Paul Russell 0

Eclectic eighth release from multi media songwriter. Dusty Wright has a hand in a truly wide range of multi-media interests. He’s a songwriter, singer, producer, magazine editor (Creem Magazine)m has his own interview show, and making […]

Ole Kirkeng “Million Miles” – it’s a metaphorical distance

June 30, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Yes, on Ole Kirkeng’s new song he sings of the distance between himself and his love: “a million miles from the taste of your kiss, a million miles away.” We can be quite confident that this […]

Video Premiere: Steven Denmark “Crazy Over You”

June 30, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

There’s a bit of everything in ‘Crazy Over You’, the latest single from California-based Steven Denmark: there’s melody and catchy hooks, fuzzy and frenetic electric guitar, gorgeously floating pedal steel from Sam Wilson and plenty of […]

Joe Pug “I Do My Father’s Drugs”

June 29, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Joe Pug has a new album out – it’s not a remix, it’s not a remaster it’s an all new recording even if the title does seem a little familiar: ‘Nation Of Heat | Revisited.’ In […]

Classic Americana Albums: Mickey Newbury “Frisco Mabel Joy”

June 29, 2022 Graeme Tait 3

“He was my hero and still is. I learned more about songwriting from him than any other writer”. An eye catching quote and an accolade that any songwriter would be proud to be the recipient of, […]

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

Dusty Wright “Lonelyville”

Ole Kirkeng “Million Miles” – it’s a metaphorical distance

Video Premiere: Steven Denmark “Crazy Over You”

Joe Pug “I Do My Father’s Drugs”

Classic Americana Albums: Mickey Newbury “Frisco Mabel Joy”

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”