May 2024 – Page 23 – Americana UK

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Phil Odgers and John Kettle “Far Rockaway – The Songs of Phil Ochs”

May 13, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Two stalwarts of the UK folk scene pay homage to one of America’s finest songsmiths of the sixties protest movement. Like so many releases of recent years the seeds to this project by Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers, […]

dASHDOWN “Cottonmouth Blues” – Fun times in Florida

May 13, 2024 Ed Donnelly 1

dASHDOWN gets the ‘Cottonmouth Blues’ down in Florida. Clever wordplay and laid-back vocals make this track a standout. The song is a tribute to the Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen in Bradenton, FL. The artist tells how […]

Troubadour of choice Jason McNiff adds a ninth album to his bulging repertoire

May 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

The Hastings based singer songwriter and guitarist Jason McNiff has announced the release of his 9th LP, “Everything’s a Song”, on June 7th. The album was produced and recorded by Matt Armstrong (bass and drums) in […]

Clint West’s Americana Plus: A new regular AUK column

May 13, 2024 Clint West 12

Should we keep all our old records, CDs, books etc? Welcome to my new weekly column where I’ll be ruminating on all things americana and anything else that happens to enter my head each week. I’ll […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Robinella “Press On”

May 13, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Music can sometimes really take you to different places. My idea of tranquility is to put on a pair of headphones – get out my iPod – and go to my Chill Out Playlist. Immersing myself […]