2023 – Page 106 – Americana UK

For the Sake of the Song: Dave Alvin “The Man in the Bed”

September 18, 2023 Clint West 3

Welcome to ‘For The Sake Of The Song’, our latest new series. It aims to celebrate individual songs and each week our writers will choose one of their own particular favourites to share with you. Dave […]

EP Round-Up September 2023

September 18, 2023 Alan Fitter 0

Welcome to the first of our regular EP Round-Ups. Wikipedia defines an EP as: “A musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record”. Most EPs play at […]

Artwork for Nanci Griffith tribute 'More Than A Whisper' on Rounder Records

Various Artists “More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith”

September 18, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

A mighty and entirely merited salute to a giant of americana. Nanci Griffith would have turned 70 in July 2023 had she not died in August 2021 after a long illness. To celebrate her life and […]

Track Premiere: Firefall “I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better”

September 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Firefall are coming up on fifty years of existence, a number that might daunt some bands but this band that at times has included Byrds and Flying Burritos in the line-up not only continues but has […]

Video Premiere: Turn Turn Turn “New Rays From an Old Sun”

September 18, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest single from the Twin Cities’ Turn Turn Turn. The core trio of Barb Brynstad (bass and vocals), Savannah Smith (guitar and vocals) and Adam Levy (guitars and vocals), aided by drummer Josh Kaplan […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2023