2023 – Page 98 – Americana UK

Cruz Contreras “Cosmico”

September 25, 2023 Cam Fraser 1

‘Black Lillies’ frontman releases his first solo album, a mix of country-rock and Americana, with a psychedelic edge. Cruz Contreras has quite a track record. With a career spanning twenty-five years and going back to when […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Wilco “What’s The World Got In Store”

September 25, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

This beautiful song comes from Wilco’s wonderful second album ‘Being There’, released in 1996. This double album was named after the 1979 satirical comedy film where a simple gardener, played by Peter Sellers, somehow becomes a […]

Steve Tilston live Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln. 16th September 2023

Live Review: Steve Tilston, Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln – 16th September 2023

September 25, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

Tonight’s venue is considerably closer to home than other concerts I’ve frequented in recent months, however I have to admit somewhat embarrassingly that it is my first visit since it moved from its old home in […]

Album cover art for Finbar Furey's 'Moments in Time'

Finbar Furey “Moments In Time”

September 25, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

A moving and relevant album from a longstanding legend of Irish music. The release of ‘A Moment In Time’ coincides with songwriter and stalwart Irish cultural hero Finbar Furey’s 77th birthday. The once curly-haired, bearded folkie, […]

Track Premiere: Tom Heyman “White Econoline”

September 25, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This is a slow burning tale of life at the rougher end – those scrabbling around for hand-to-mouth employment – casual labour, not too many questions asked and maybe you get paid and maybe you don’t. […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2023