May 2023 – Page 12 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Davy Knowles “The Only Son”

May 23, 2023 Andrew Frolish 3

The latest single from Davy Knowles is a beautifully performed confessional. Immediately, the tone of Knowles’ resonator guitar is striking and we are quickly captivated by the tension and resolution in its warm melody. Equally impressive […]

Darlingside “Darkening Hour” – where has the time gone…

May 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Not that we’re ultra-competitive here on Americana UK, but it’s a pleasure to have the new song to feature before the Editor has had time to grab it. Because we’re big fans of Darlingside, there’s so […]

Layng Martine Jr. “Music Man”

May 22, 2023 Guy Lincoln 0

Star-studded debut, 60 years in the coming. Some debut records emerge blinking into the daylight without so much as a by-your-leave. There is no build-up, no genealogy, no backstory even. They seem to appear as fully […]

Live Review: William The Conqueror, The Betsey Trotwood, London – 3rd May 2023

May 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

We’re down in the cellars at The Betsey Trotwood, rather than the venue room, for a ram-packed album launch gig by William the Conqueror (Ruarri Joseph, Naomi Holmes and Harry Harding). The small lower-side rooms did […]

Jerry Leger “The Time Flew By”

May 22, 2023 Alan Fitter 0

An eclectic EP of songs that didn’t make Leger’s previous albums showcasing the man and his music. Canadian singer-songwriter Jerry Leger has been around for a while. His first album came out back in 2005 and […]