2022 – Page 37 – Americana UK

Courtney Marie Andrews “Loose Future”

November 23, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Excellent addition to a growing catalogue of quality from Grammy nominee. Opening with the breezy, light title track this album propels itself forward through the sheer force of its songwriting, performance and production right up until […]

The Roseline “Hot Dice” – I think I disagree with you there….

November 23, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Roseline founder and songwriter, Colin Halliburton, began the project as an acoustic folk trio, and it has since evolved into a five-piece Americana rock band that has released seven albums. Latest standalone single ‘Hot Dice‘ explores […]

Video Premiere: Chris Murphy “Early Grave”

November 23, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Now, this is how to play the violin. Brilliantly-talented multi-instrumentalist Chris Murphy works his fiddle with freedom and fluency against the backing of a stomping beat that makes the listener want to dance and sway. Despite the […]

Interview: Mark Bingham on ‘60s musical ideals, Hal Willner, and Dr. John

November 22, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Re-releasing 22 albums is just a way to keep working and playing. The ‘60s still exerts a significant influence over music for a whole variety of reasons, and one key characteristic of ‘60s music was that […]

June Star “Arrival”

November 22, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Short but sweet 18th from Baltimore combo. Since 1998 Andrew Grimm’s June Star have been producing forms of Americana – and this one is acoustic guitar dappled with pedal steel, perhaps a mandolin, gentle rhythms and […]