2022 – Page 263 – Americana UK

Ole Kirkeng “Still On My Mind” – I just can’t forget you

May 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

You wait for one Norwegian unable to forget someone to come along, and right behind comes another. Ole Kirkeng, however, seems to dealing with his worries in a rather simpler way. Although simpler is not necessarily […]

Paul Brady “Maybe So”

May 5, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

A much-admired artist of great longevity, but a disc unlikely to add to the legend. Imagine the scene. There you are with a new disc and you press play. There’s a clean white sheet of paper […]

Lost Albums: Gordon Payne “Gordon Payne”

May 5, 2022 Martin Johnson 6

Funky honest country soul produced by J J Cale and mixed by Waylon Jennings. Everyone at Americana UK is always thinking of new ideas to present music to our readers, and the latest is to periodically […]

Jack Broadbent announces 2022 UK tour dates

May 5, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Jack Broadbent has announced his 2022 tour, which includes seven dates starting in Leamington Spa on the 14th of June. The tour is either side of his Black Deer Festival appearance and promotes their most recent […]

Pete Mancini “Killing the Old Ways”

May 5, 2022 Cam Fraser 1

Songwriter carves out a niche in the Drive By Truckers monolith of country-rock. New York songwriter, Pete Mancini, releases his third album recorded at Dial-Back Studio, Water Valley, Mississippi with Drive-By Truckers bass player, Matt Patton, […]

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 1

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