November 2023 – Page 13

Abigail Lapell “Lullabies”

November 20, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

Traditional songs from around the world with a very modern meaning. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a lullaby as, “A soothing refrain, used to please or pacify infants”. Applied to Abigail Lapell’s similarly titled album this […]

Live Review: Taylor McCall +Sebastian Schub, The Troubadour – London, 6th November 2023

November 20, 2023 KC Vines 0

This was a London launch for South Carolina’s Taylor McCall. A showcase, but a low-key and intimate one. Without the frills of a compère signalling his entrance, somehow McCall was there, unexpectantly in our midst, unannounced, […]

Jackdaw “Ghost in the Big House”

November 20, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

Joyful confident album that shows you are never too late to make a start. The backstory to this album is interesting. Jackdaw and ‘Ghost in the Big House’ is a collaboration based around the songs of […]

Jared Dustin Griffin “Bottle On The Stove” – battling internal demons

November 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Bottle on the Stove‘ is the most recent single from the album ‘Battle Cry Mercy‘ by Jared Dustin Griffin. It’s his debut solo album, although he has previously released albums as Rocks & Salt, a duo […]

Video: Dean Owens “Sometime” Feat. Neilson Hubbard & Will Kimbrough

November 20, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1

Is this the most beautiful song from Dean Owens yet? I think it might be. ‘Sometime’ seems to float on a warm breeze of keys and sonorous bass that adds great depth to the song. Over […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Month: November 2023

Abigail Lapell “Lullabies”

Live Review: Taylor McCall +Sebastian Schub, The Troubadour – London, 6th November 2023

Jackdaw “Ghost in the Big House”

Jared Dustin Griffin “Bottle On The Stove” – battling internal demons

Video: Dean Owens “Sometime” Feat. Neilson Hubbard & Will Kimbrough

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”