2023 – Page 234 – Americana UK

Essentials: The Top 10 My Darling Clementine songs

May 25, 2023 Andrew Raw 1

This week’s Essentials considers some homegrown americana talent. My Darling Clementine, who are husband and wife Michael Weston King and Lou Dalgleish, are from Southport and Birmingham respectively. They started recording together after 10 years of […]

Pixie & The Partygrass Boys “Gimme Shelter” – Stones covered

May 25, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s a theory for you to disregard completely, the real difference between The Beatles and The Rolling Stones was not that one was the clean-cut crew and the other the bad boys of rock. It’s simpler […]

Annie Keating “Hard Frost”

May 25, 2023 FredArnold 0

Annie Keating maintains her excellent standard with a lovelorn slice of Americana. Annie Keating is a bit of a treasure and a longtime fixture on the Americana circuit. Based in Brooklyn for 30 years or more, […]

The First Time: Helen Jones – Smash Hits Roadshow, Manchester G-Mex 1995

May 25, 2023 Helen Jones 0

I could lie to you and choose the far cooler Placebo as my first concert since it was my first parent free one in 2000, but I am nothing if not honest and the truth is, […]

Bruce Cockburn “O Sun O Moon”

May 25, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

Album number 38, and twelve new songs as powerful as anything he has ever written. Bruce Cockburn is an inspired singer-songwriter and an exceptional guitarist, and on ‘O Sun O Moon‘, his 38th studio album, this […]

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 […]

Year: 2023