July 2023 – Page 18 – Americana UK

Eilen Jewell “Get Behind the Wheel”

July 14, 2023 Guy Lincoln 1

Idahoan crafts optimistic melodicism from the hardest of times. The powerful and ominous sounding ‘Alive’ is the opening track on Eilen Jewell’s 13th long player ‘Get Behind the Wheel’. With its reverbed, Morricone-esque guitar figures and […]

Cordovas “High Roller” – playing for high stakes

July 14, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This new song from Cordovas is pitched in a classic Cosmic Country meets Southern Rock meets Grateful Dead jamming – there’s a real feel of on the fly inspiration and improvisation on this tale of drunken […]

Video Premiere: Jo Beth Young “Wolf Song”

July 14, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

The new single by Jo Beth Young features engrossing, complex arrangements and richly layered textures. Young’s voice floats dreamily over the bass from Jules Bangs and Ben Roberts’ cello. It’s a dreamy soundscape to become lost in. The […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 48

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Andy Lowe “Barbry Allen” – not the most empathetic young lady…

July 13, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This new single from Andy Lowe is a bluegrass reworking of the well known traditional song ‘Barbry Allen‘ a song noteworthy for it’s wonderful rhymes as much as for the story of “hard-hearted Barbry Allen,” a […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Donna the Buffalo - Life’s a Ride
By Joe Nathan , 1 hour ago
Americana 25 Festival
Yeah. Great line up. Can’t wait.
By Graeme Tait , 6 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Tinariwen - Hoggar
By Joe Nathan , 11 hours ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just started It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways,...
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Salt Collective - A Brief History of Blindness
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
RIP Wes McGhee
Wes McGhee died on 30th January, 2026. He had been ill ...
By durks , 1 day ago
RE: Joe Ely Has Died
I was very sorry to hear this news when it was reported...
By durks , 1 day ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just finished reading Old No. 1 at 50: A History of Guy...
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Nada Surf - Let Go
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0

When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]

artwork for Big Harp album "Runs to Blue"

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

March 30, 2026 0

Los Angeles-based Big Harp duo relaunch with plainspoken album after ten-year hiatus. Farmland and ranches make up close on 90% of Nebraska’s land area. Not the likeliest place to find a thriving indie music hub, perhaps; […]

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

March 30, 2026 0

If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

Month: July 2023

Eilen Jewell “Get Behind the Wheel”

Cordovas “High Roller” – playing for high stakes

Video Premiere: Jo Beth Young “Wolf Song”

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

Andy Lowe “Barbry Allen” – not the most empathetic young lady…

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June