2023 – Page 151 – Americana UK

Live Review: Barbara Manning + Gerard Love, Glad Café, Glasgow – 30th July 2023

August 9, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

It was no surprise really that this last date of Barbara Manning’s first solo tour of the UK was sold out, given that tickets for the majority of her previous shows had been rarer than hens’ […]

The Burrito Brothers “Together”

August 9, 2023 Martin Johnson 4

We may not be in the Gilded Palace of Sin but it is country rock with a ‘70s vibe. This is potentially a difficult album to review objectively because of the simple fact that ‘Together’ is […]

Junior Sisk “I’m Chasing Old Memories Down” – with a whiskey chaser, of course

August 9, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

It is surely time for a little classic Bluegrass hard luck bad times drowning your sorrows in a honky-tonk song. And here’s a perfect example of that genre with Junior Sisk reminiscing over the love that […]

Video: Elles Bailey “Devil Claims His Prize”

August 9, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1

Currently, one of the best voices in UK music is cross-genre artist Elles Bailey, who has won multiple awards from UK Blues and the Americana Music Association UK. Her 2022 album, ‘Shining in the Half Light’ […]

Black Deer Festival Interview: Willi Carlisle talks about Arkansas and his musical heritage

August 8, 2023 Clint West 0

A tale of paternal lederhosen and Cheap Suit Serenaders and a love of writing. In the third of our Black Deer Festival interviews, I spoke to the fascinating and hugely talented Willi Carlisle. His appearance at […]