August 2023 – Page 3 – Americana UK

artwork for new Evan Charles album "Between Two Worlds"

Evan Charles “Between Two Worlds”

August 30, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

Former Altamesa frontman delivers a debut solo album full of Texan-flavoured heartaches and distant horizons. Hailing from Austin Texas, Evan Charles has up to now been best known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter behind the […]

Video: The Prudhoe Lad “The Prudhoe Song”

August 30, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Newcastle-based songwriter Alan Fish whose band The Attention Seekers’ superb latest release we covered here on the site last year, has released a new song in collaboration with Prudhoe singer/songwriter Rob Wanless to help him develop […]

Ora Cogan ‘Katie Cruel’ – psychedelic folk

August 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Ora Gogan brings a distinctly different interpretation to the traditional ‘Katie Cruel‘, a song that may date back to the American War of Independence and is almost certainly based on an earlier Scottish ballad. It tells […]

Paperback Riders: Will Birch – “Cruel To Be Kind – The Life & Music Of Nick Lowe”

August 30, 2023 Tim Martin 1

When it came out in 2019, our books editor, Rick Bayles, reviewed ‘Cruel to be Kind’ . So why talk about it again? Mostly because it is a very good book about an important figure in […]

album artwork for Rain Down Mercy- Brewflies

Brewflies “Rain Down Mercy”

August 30, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

An album of superb songs delivered through brilliant musicianship. ‘Rain Down Mercy‘ is a truly excellent listen; an album featuring a superbly well-put-together selection of songs and exceptional musicianship. With fifteen tracks and a running time […]