2023 – Page 291 – Americana UK

Upstate “Catalpa” – gentle rains bring forth blooms

April 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Mary Webster, Melanie Glenn, Harry D’Agostino and Dylan McKinstry are Upstate, a Hudson valley based folk quartet and this song is taken from their third album ‘You Only Get A Few‘ which was released on the […]

The First Time: Peter Churchill – Supertramp, Bournemouth Winter Gardens, November 7th, 1977

April 4, 2023 Peter Churchill 2

By the time I had moved to Bournemouth as a 5-year-old in 1965 the Winter Gardens had already hosted The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. The next few years of childhood saw me also fail to […]

Artwork for the Adam Klein album "Holidays In The United States"

Adam Klein “Holidays In United States”

April 4, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

Unflinching reflections on the troubles that the United States faces in the twenty first century. Racism, equity, education, immigration, and LGBTQ+ rights are just some of the social justice battles that are still being fought in […]

Cover art for 'Homesick for Another World, Under the Rug

Under the Rug “Homesick for Another World”

April 4, 2023 FredArnold 0

An innately positive and beautiful take on trying to get through the bleakness of life. The third album from indie/folk rock band Under the Rug moves on from the blistering ‘Dear Adeline‘ (released early in 2022), […]

Video: Rodney Crowell “Everything at Once”

April 4, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Crowell and Tweedy join forces for the ‘Everything at Once’ video. The first single from Rodney Crowell’s new album ‘The Chicago Sessions’ shows the artist and his producer Jeff Tweedy recording the song in Wilco’s The […]

For the Sake of the Song: Elles Bailey “Starling”

June 29, 2026 0

Some songs take time to percolate into you; others sear themselves much quicker. Starling by Elles Bailey is the latter. It is newly released, yet I already know it will be one of those songs that […]

Tramp for the Lord “Seven Clouds of Joy”

June 29, 2026 0

Stoner Paisley Underground type tunes from California. Based way out on the west coast of the USA, Tramp for the Lord are, according to their bio, a loose group of musicians who’ve assembled to do service […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 242 “No words this week”

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Year: 2023

Upstate “Catalpa” – gentle rains bring forth blooms

The First Time: Peter Churchill – Supertramp, Bournemouth Winter Gardens, November 7th, 1977

Adam Klein “Holidays In United States”

Under the Rug “Homesick for Another World”

Video: Rodney Crowell “Everything at Once”

For the Sake of the Song: Elles Bailey “Starling”

Tramp for the Lord “Seven Clouds of Joy”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 242 “No words this week”

Track Premiere: The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome To The Family”

Video: Brian Fallon – “Ring of Fire/Folsom Prison Blues” (Johnny Cash)