2022 – Page 67 – Americana UK

Classic Americana Albums: The Westies “West Side Stories”

October 26, 2022 Peter Churchill 0

Michael McDermott was first signed to a major label in 1991. A number of albums followed, the label dropped him and, in his own words “Those days are now just a wash of dreams of characters, […]

Dunlap & Mabe “Stumblin’ Out Of The Gate” – quite a quick stumble

October 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

There is a lot of stumblin’ going on in the world, you dear reader can surely think of some examples of your own from recent days. But today’s stumblin’ is a rapid and surprisingly unchaotic example […]

The Other Side of Me: Darren Lumbroso on the fire and skill of The Jam

October 26, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 3

I was born in Bromley. The postal address of my parent’s house stated that we lived in “Bromley, Kent”. Pre-Brexit, rather than queues of lorries, Kent conjured up images of a rural idyll, with oast houses […]

Ella Ruby “Baby Blue”

October 26, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Debut filled with the subtle beauty of love, pain and hope. ‘baby blue’ is the first collection from ella ruby (in lower case), a singer-songwriter from Seattle. Comprising five tracks of acoustic music with softly whispered, […]

Live Review: Lady Nade + Simeon Hammond Dallas, St Thomas the Martyr Church, Bristol 20th October 2022

October 26, 2022 Tim Martin 0

After a long wait to tour her excellent album ‘Willing’, this was a triumphant homecoming show for Lady Nade. Having moved to a larger venue to meet the demand for tickets, this eighteenth century church turned […]