2022 – Page 70 – Americana UK

River Drivers “Everlasting Faint (The Tale of the Greenbrier Ghost)” true tales that sadly continue

October 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

River Drivers are a Celtic influenced folk band from Phildelphia. They are a four piece consisting of Mindy Murray (vocals, guitar, banjo, bass), Kevin McCloskey(vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass), Marian Moran (tin whistle, low whistle, concertina) […]

Video Premiere: The Wanton String Band “Deb’s”

October 25, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

There’s a bit of everything in The Wanton String Band’s exciting blend of musical styles: their energetic brand of folk is as much influenced by indie-pop and electronic dance music as it is by Celtic and […]

Americana Bedrock – Linda Ronstadt

October 24, 2022 Rick Bayles 1

In introducing this new series, Features Editor Clint West said that “this series will explore some of the artists that have laid down the foundations of what we now refer to as ‘americana’”. I think one […]

Album cover for "Walking Barefoot" by Stacey McNeill and Jonathan Smith

Stacey McNeill & Jonathan Smith “Walking Barefoot”

October 24, 2022 Andrew Raw 0

Sweet melodies and strong, emotional lyrics from folk duo. From North Wales, Stacey McNeill and Jonathan Smith formed as a songwriting duo in 2020 when they realised that they had a musical compatibility. This is their […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jesse Winchester “Biloxi”

October 24, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Rather than immediately hopping to another American state after Ljubinko Zivkovic’s stop in ‘Mississippi’ last week, let’s stick around long enough to visit ‘Biloxi.’ Biloxi is on the Gulf coast of Mississippi and singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester […]