2022 – Page 21 – Americana UK

Jim Keller “Spark and Flame”

December 7, 2022 Andrew Raw 0

Great musicianship with eighties influences. Jim Keller was the guitarist and chief songwriter for the San Francisco group, Tommy Tutone, who had a couple of power-pop hits in the eighties, the most famous being ‘867-5309/ Jenny’. […]

Live Review: Cowboy Junkies, Royal Festival Hall, London – 27th November 2022

December 7, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 9

If there was an award for the most understated arrival on stage Cowboy Junkies would be strong contenders. For a show of such total immersion into a deep well of genres, whether their own material or […]

Dear Dr. Cleetus… Am I too hairy for Americana?

December 7, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Every month Dr Cleetus Hose, renowned relationship and sexual health guru shares his advice for Americana UK readers. Dear Dr Cleetus, I have long been a fan of Americana music and all the things that go […]

Boulder Fields “Falkirk Attic Demos”

December 7, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Folkier reinventions of a hard-rocking past. This EP (5 tracks) is the debut release from new Scottish outfit, Boulder Fields, consisting of singer/songwriter Cam Fraser, fiddle player Amy Geddes and mandolin player Iain McCleod. It’s a […]

Trevor Beales “Then I’ll Take You Home” – lost folk rediscovered

December 7, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

This is like music from another time, and there’s a simple reason for this as it comes from a cache of recently rediscovered recordings by a teenager called Trevor Beales, who recorded his music in an […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 2

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 1

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

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