May 2023 – Page 6 – Americana UK

Josh Ritter announces UK and Euro dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of his breakout album “Hello Starling”

May 26, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Following the release of his most recent album ‘Spectral Lines’ last month (and reviewed by AUK here), Josh Ritter has announced he will be returning to the UK and Europe later this year for a run […]

2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

May 26, 2023 Emily Dongray 2

In the blinking dawn of the new year, many of the festivals announced their line-ups. They dropped exciting news about headliners, and some early-bird tickets went on sale, but in the wave of resolutions and starting […]

Ewan Macintyre “Twenty First Century Fool”

May 26, 2023 Jim Finnie 0

An intriguing transatlantic folk/soul blend with a touch of Gaelic for good measure. With the release of his fourth album ‘Twenty First Century Fool‘, Ewan Macintyre manages to span the Atlantic Ocean with the original tracks […]

M. Ward “New Kerrang” – let’s make a new noise, it’s a metaphor

May 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Kerrang? What that heavy metal mag’? Wow, that’s a blast from the past! What’s that? It’s still going? Wow – good for them, that’s an achievement in the modern print media world. So M. Ward has […]

Video: Hannah Rose Platt (feat. Ed Harcourt) “The Mermaid & The Sailor”

May 26, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the beautifully-written ‘The Mermaid & The Sailor’, a song with the sinister, gothic feel of a murder ballad from Hannah Rose Platt. The narrative detail, tone, instrumentation and vocal performances bring to mind Nick Cave […]

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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever
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Old 97s - Too Far to Care
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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

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An impressive blues-influenced mixture of laid-back and edgier numbers. Coast of Light is Luke Winslow-King’s ninth album after having debuted with Luke Winslow-King in 2008. It is a bit of an outlier from many of the […]

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

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The night opened with Bassie Gracie, a bold spoken word poet grounded in hope, proclaiming that making art can be the remedy to worry. This Celtic-and-proud waif delivered rhythmic anti-racism with barely veiled anger at the […]

artwork for The Montvales album "Path Of Totality"

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

March 24, 2026 0

Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]

Month: May 2023

Josh Ritter announces UK and Euro dates celebrating the 20th anniversary of his breakout album “Hello Starling”

2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

Ewan Macintyre “Twenty First Century Fool”

M. Ward “New Kerrang” – let’s make a new noise, it’s a metaphor

Video: Hannah Rose Platt (feat. Ed Harcourt) “The Mermaid & The Sailor”

Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie”