May 2023 – Page 22 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: The Waymores “You Got Gold”

May 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The Waymores are Willie Heath Neal and Kira Annalise, a married couple from Atlanta who have a couple of albums to their name and a new one ‘Greener Pastures’ upcoming. The singing, songwriting and guitar-playing duo […]

Something for the weekend: Loudon Wainwright III “Just Like Buster Keaton”

May 12, 2023 Mark Whitfield 2

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader, and here at AUK Towers in Liverpool we are already covered in glitter and Lambrini in preparation for tomorrow’s Eurovision antics. I did try to find […]

Bella White “The Way I Oughta Go” – choosing my own direction

May 12, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Bella White’s made quite a splash with her debut album ‘Just Like Leaving‘ which marked out the teenage White as a distinctive new talent in bluegrass and adjacent folk. For her follow up ‘Among Other Things‘ […]

Video: Amanda Shires and Bobbie Nelson featuring Willie Nelson “Summertime”

May 12, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Amanda Shires joins Bobbie Nelson and her brother Willie on Gershwin’s classic ‘Summertime’. The video was shot as Nelson and Shires recorded the song at Arlyn Studios in Austin Texas before Bobbie’s passing in 2022. A long-standing […]

Annie Bartholomew “Sisters of White Chapel”

May 12, 2023 Viv Fish 1

A moving collection of well-thought-out lyrics accompanied by stunning musicality which personifies the characters. ‘Sisters of White Chapel’ is a historic songwriting project by Alaskan songwriter Annie Bartholomew. Based on the narratives of the women who […]