2022 – Page 298 – Americana UK

Los Lobos win best americana album at 2022 Grammys

April 4, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

The Grammys were held last night and without anyone getting hit in the face, it was left to the awards themselves to do the heavy lifting. Los Lobos’ lovely ‘Native Sons’ album which we raved about […]

Beth Nielsen Chapman signs to Cooking Vinyl, Autumn tour announced

April 4, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Acclaimed American singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman has signed a new worldwide artist deal with Cooking Vinyl, ahead of the release of her upcoming fifteenth solo album – ‘CrazyTown’ out this autumn. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall […]

Justin Baker “Buyer’s Remorse”

April 4, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Debut album from literate American wordsmith. Having first engaged in seriously learning the guitar in 1996, a full 25 years went by before the arrival of ‘Buyer’s Remorse’, Justin Baker’s debut album. He describes a pivotal […]

The Song Remains: Jimmy Karstein 1944 – 2022

April 4, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

One of the architects of the Tulsa sound and lifelong drummer with J J Cale. Tulsa musicians and fans are in mourning following the death of drummer Jimmy Karstein at his Tulsa home on Sunday, 27th […]

GospelbeacH “It’s Too Late” – man, it’s never too late, you know?

April 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

After a detour into bubblegum covers with last years ‘Jam Jam EP‘, GospelbeacH have returned to wonderfully sparkly new music. Adding Luther Russells (from labelmates Those Pretty Wrongs and previously The Freewheelers) pretty 12 string and […]