2023 – Page 108 – Americana UK

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 112

September 15, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

How the other half lives… I have mentioned in this column before that my beloved (and possibly misguided) wife has had a major birthday this month. So major, in fact, that your correspondent has been saving […]

Graham Brown “Solo”

September 15, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

An admirable effort from one of Canada’s finest lacks lustre without a full band sound. Graham Brown is a seasoned musician. He has established a reputation as one of Canada’s finest electric guitarists while fronting his […]

Darrin James “When You’re With Me” – you be you

September 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s some Seventies-style up-tempo and upbeat country rock from Darrin James. It bounds along at a great pace with Darrin James sincerely conveying a message of equality – “you can always just be yourself when you’re […]

Video: Beans on Toast “The Golden Lion”

September 15, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Beans on Toast returns with an outstanding new single, ‘The Golden Lion’. It’s a song that tells of Beans’ love for a particular place and its people, for a glorious British pub in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, […]

Artwork for Wide Arches album "Farewell To All The Lovely Things"

Wide Arches “Farewell to All The Lovely Things”

September 14, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

A record filled with baroque pop and folk. ‘Farewell To All The Lovely Things‘ by Wide Arches is the debut album by singer-songwriter Jacob Gorzhaltsan. Having written over 50 songs during the pandemic, and been awarded […]

Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 4

We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0

Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]

artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0

Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

Year: 2023