2023 – Page 233 – Americana UK

2023’s Americana festivals – where we are spending our summer?

May 26, 2023 Emily Dongray 2

In the blinking dawn of the new year, many of the festivals announced their line-ups. They dropped exciting news about headliners, and some early-bird tickets went on sale, but in the wave of resolutions and starting […]

Ewan Macintyre “Twenty First Century Fool”

May 26, 2023 Jim Finnie 0

An intriguing transatlantic folk/soul blend with a touch of Gaelic for good measure. With the release of his fourth album ‘Twenty First Century Fool‘, Ewan Macintyre manages to span the Atlantic Ocean with the original tracks […]

M. Ward “New Kerrang” – let’s make a new noise, it’s a metaphor

May 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Kerrang? What that heavy metal mag’? Wow, that’s a blast from the past! What’s that? It’s still going? Wow – good for them, that’s an achievement in the modern print media world. So M. Ward has […]

Video: Hannah Rose Platt (feat. Ed Harcourt) “The Mermaid & The Sailor”

May 26, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the beautifully-written ‘The Mermaid & The Sailor’, a song with the sinister, gothic feel of a murder ballad from Hannah Rose Platt. The narrative detail, tone, instrumentation and vocal performances bring to mind Nick Cave […]

A Circle Of Friends “Not Alone On The Floor” – not about dancing

May 25, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

A Circle Of Friends is a Danish Americana/Indie-Folk band whose members have notched up a few years experience in previous bands and musical ventures. They aim to bring a Danish twist to their take on Americana, […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 1

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 1

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

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