February 2024 – Page 21

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 24th January 2024

February 14, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

And so, back again to Central Hackney, an area of London particularly blessed with music venues in close proximity to each other, for another go around the AMAUK Americanafest Showcases. And without the need to pick […]

Gaby Moreno “Dusk”

February 14, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

Gorgeous new record from multi-talented LA based artist. The last twelve months has seen Gaby Moreno win a Grammy for her 2023 EP ‘X Mi Vol 1’ and a Latin Grammy as producer of ‘Vida’ by […]

artwork for Blackberry Smoke album "Be Right Here"

Blackberry Smoke “Be Right Here”

February 14, 2024 Graeme Tait 2

Eighth studio album from Atlanta, Georgia’s americana rockers delivers a broader palette whilst still staying true to their bourbon-soaked southern roots. Having recorded their seventh album ‘You Hear Georgia’, during the most intense and restrictive period […]

Susan Werner “Lake Of Stars” – My god, it’s full of stars

February 14, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Over twenty five years of a musical career Susan Werner has played in a variety of styles, but is perhaps best known as an acoustic singer-songwriter playing coffee houses and folk festivals. On new album ‘Halfway […]

Video Premiere: Ferris & Sylvester “Headache” (Live)

February 14, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single from husband-and-wife duo Ferris & Sylvester. ‘Headache’ is a beautiful example of their fine songcraft, featuring an absorbing melody and deeper feeling that lingers after the song has finished. As always, […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 1

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

Month: February 2024