April 2023 – Page 13 – Americana UK

Jerry Leger to tour UK this May

April 19, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Jerry Leger has announced a May tour with twelve dates starting in High Wycombe on May 8th. The tour promotes the Canadian’s ‘Latent Uncovers’ EP, which came out earlier this year. The four songs were recorded […]

Interview: Eric Bibb on ridin’ to a career-high

April 18, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Following in the footsteps of Taj Mahal making the blues a relevant contemporary art form. Contemporary bluesman Eric Bibb may be 72 this year but this is not reflected in his recent work rate, releasing an […]

The First Time: David Jarman – Fleetwood Mac, Paris Theatre, London, 1969

April 18, 2023 David Jarman 0

As a self-confessed live music junkie, the first live gig I ever went to in 1969 was always going to be one that has lived on in my memory. My dad was a BBC recording engineer, […]

Book Review: Paul Charles “Adventures In Wonderland”

April 18, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

When it comes to promoting Americana music in the UK, two of the most prominent names that come to mind are those of Paul Fenn and Paul Charles, the two Pauls who own and run Asgard, […]

Stephen Stills & David Crosby “Lee Shore” – elegant and poetical

April 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

A third single from Stephen Stills’ new ‘Live at Berkeley 1971‘ release which we really liked (hey, this is getting a bit self-referential isn’t it?) Crosby is in real sweet voice, and Stills is inspired for […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

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Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

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A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

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Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

Month: April 2023