2023 – Page 73 – Americana UK

Glen Hansard “All That Was East Is West Of Me Now”

October 18, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Age just makes Glen Hansard’s artistic light burn brighter. Irish rock band The Frames have released seven studio albums, and with ‘All That Was East Is West Of Me Now’ their frontman, Glen Hansard notches up […]

Abigail Lapell “Isabeau” – pay attention at the back…

October 18, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Now this may be a bad choice for a Wednesday morning – not because there’s any concern over the quality of the song but more the form of the song. Here we are midweek, yearning for […]

Video Premiere: Phil Gammage “Right On”

October 18, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest video from New York singer-songwriter Phil Gammage. ‘Right On’ features a full band, including Brian Hack on guitar, David Fleming on harmonica and backing vocals, more backing vocals from Joe Nieves, Jeff Gordon’s […]

Interview: Cat Clyde on how blues, jazz and country move her

October 17, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Singing as a child grounded her and Billie Holiday, Patsy Cline, and Bobbie Gentry inspired her. The term singer-songwriter is used with abandon within the americana and folk genres but there are only a few artists […]

Video: Kenny Wayne Shepherd “Best of Times”

October 17, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s new video continues his blues-based guitar legacy. Shepherd’s new, ‘Best of Times’ is a socio-political snapshot of the world we live in. Trouble and hard times are buoyed by music. The guitar slinger […]