2023 – Page 358 – Americana UK

Artwork for The Bombadils album "Dear Friend"

The Bombadils “Dear Friend”

February 9, 2023 Viv Fish 0

Richly musical. With their band name inspired by the enigmatic character Tom Bombadil from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings, The Bombadils are husband and wife Luke Fraser and Sarah Frank. After meeting whilst studying music […]

Track Premiere: Young Martyrs “Never Gave You The Blues”

February 9, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Lockdowns – not a happy time for a lot of people. Young Martyrs are a four-piece from Bath & Bristol, which formed amid the lockdowns of 2020 – finding big rooms so they could keep their […]

Video: Far From Saints “Let’s Turn This Back Around”

February 9, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Far From Saints deliver an outstanding debut single in ‘Let’s Turn This Back Around’. The new band features the talents of Patty Lynn and Dwight Baker from The Wind and the Wave and Kelly Jones of […]

Classic Americana Albums: Bennett Wilson Poole “Bennett Wilson Poole”

February 8, 2023 GrahamBollands 2

As we hear the brilliant news that their long awaited follow up album ‘I Saw A Star Behind Your Eyes, Don’t Let It Die Away‘ is imminent, there couldn’t be a better time to look back […]

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week. AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 24th & 25th January 2023

February 8, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The annual AmericanaFest Showcases organised by the AMA-UK as part of their festival is a highlight of the year. With six venues (Moth Club, Paper Dress Vintage, Night Tales, Oslo, Hackney Social and Hackney Church Brew […]