March 2023 – Page 27 – Americana UK

Classic Clips: Judee Sill “The Kiss” Old Grey Whistle Test, 1973

March 10, 2023 Graeme Tait 4

For this week’s Classic Clip I’d like to travel some fifty years back in time and briefly turn the spotlight on one of L.A.’s finest and most overlooked songwriters of the era as well as one […]

Bluegrass Briefs – March 2023

March 10, 2023 Tim Martin 1

For our second look at the world of Bluegrass we are stretching the definition a little, with a couple of albums that sit as close to contemporary country as to traditional Bluegrass. The first album however […]

Karan Casey “The Rocks Of Bawn” – a mighty hard row to hoe

March 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Karan Casey’s latest album ‘Nine Apples Of Gold‘ contains a range of topics across its ten tracks – but this beautiful rendering to ‘The Rocks Of Bawn’ is strangely topical for a song so traditional. There’s […]

Video: The Nude Party “Ride On”

March 10, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

The recent single ‘Ride On’ from The Nude Party comes with a striking Western-themed video that is an absolute delight to watch. It’s brilliantly shot and edited, and the quality of footage gives it the feel […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Rodney Crowell Songs

March 9, 2023 Alasdair Fotheringham 4

At first glance, a statement on an artist’s own website that, “as many say, your favourite song was probably written by Rodney Crowell” sounds a little exaggerated. But as a quiet giant of the americana scene […]