2022 – Page 207 – Americana UK

Pharis & Jason Romero “Tell ‘Em You Were Gold”

June 22, 2022 Rick Thorn 0

A joyful and warm experience. This album is a great example of two musicians at the very height of their expertise. The sixteen tracks are a mixture of tunes and songs played primarily on banjo and […]

Live Review: Mavis Staples + Teddie Grossman, Union Chapel, London – 16th June 2022

June 22, 2022 Brian Hancill 0

“Seventy-four years and I’m not tired yet!” declared Mavis Staples towards the end of this triumphant show. That’s not her age (she sailed past 74 in 2014) but the number of years since her father created […]

Mary Gauthier “Dark Enough To See The Stars”

June 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Love and Grief on an album of open emotion. Mary Gauthier is known for her uncompromising songs – often of heartbreak or hard times in one form or another – often delivered in a forthrightly direct […]

Suzanne Vega announces UK dates for 2023

June 22, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Coming off the back of four sold-out UK shows in February this year, including London’s Barbican, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega has announced an extensive UK tour for February and March 2023, taking in dates which […]

Deidre McCalla “I Do Not Walk This Path Alone” – It’s a long way from there to here

June 22, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Deidre McCalla sings that “people of my ancestry died building this road for me / the fruit of their proud sacrifice comes down to me as my birth right” on this new song from her new […]

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 1

Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

Brian Fallon & The Painkillers “Not Bad for New Jersey”

September 29, 2026 0

Heartfelt heartland rock delivered by Gaslight Anthem frontman. Brian Fallon has been making music with The Gaslight Anthem for two decades. Outside of the band, over the past 10 years, he’s released a number of solo […]

His Lordship announce new album, single, and all-star shows

September 29, 2026 0

Following last year’s Bored Animal, Psychonaut Sounds/PIAS will release His Lordship’s tribute to Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer Chuck Berry, Promised Land, on 13th November 2026, to celebrate what would’ve been his 100th birthday. His Lordship will […]

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