April 2023 – Page 17 – Americana UK

Jake Ybarra “Something In The Water”

April 14, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0

Debut album full of polished songwriting gems. Jake Ybarra (pronounced e-Bar-a) is a singer-songwriter hailing originally from Greenville, South Carolina. His 4 track EP ‘Basement Songs’ came out in 2020, and saw him quickly gathering a following, […]

Video: Eric Bibb “Ridin'”

April 14, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Like the coal firing a steam engine Erib Bibb delivers a scorching performance in the video for ‘Ridin’’. Building from a slow simmer to a full flame he retells the struggle of the Civil Right movement, […]

Something Australian for the weekend: Paul Kelly “Alone With You”

April 14, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Greetings AUKers from down under where I’ve been for the last two weeks in preparation for the other half of my existence, and being here felt like an opportune moment to share a new recording by […]

Screenshot from a YouTube video of Rosie Flores and James Intveld on Art Fein's Poker Party

Classic Clips: Rosie Flores and James Intveld, “Let It Be Me,” Art Fein’s Poker Party, circa 1987

April 14, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

‘Art Fein’s Poker Party’ (aka ‘Lil Art’s Poker Party’), was a beloved public access cable TV show in Los Angeles that began in 1984, touted as the world’s only rock and roll talk show. It was […]

Chris Williams “Something From Nothing”

April 14, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On ‘Something For Nothing,’ Chris Williams and his collaborator Kid Reverie come up with a high-quality independent surprise. The fact that different musical genres keep seeping into Americana is nothing new. It is up to the […]