May 2024 – Page 36 – Americana UK

Rising Appalachia at FloydeFesr, Floyd, Virginia 22 nd July 2010

Video: Rising Appalachia “The Bones”

May 2, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the latest single from Rising Appalachia. ‘The Bones’, a cover of a song by Maren Morris and Hozier, is arranged and performed with great precision and beauty by Rising Appalachia’s front-women, sisters Leah Song and […]

Video Interview: Alex Jordan on “Queen Kerosene” and playing with legends

May 1, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Keeping the music eclecticism of the ’70s alive in the 21st Century. You may not have heard of singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Alex Jordan who has just released his second solo album ‘Queen Kerosene’, though […]

Artwork for Bacon Brothers album "Ballad of the Brothers"

The Bacon Brothers “Ballad of the Brothers”

May 1, 2024 David Jarman 0

Brothers Michael and Kevin Bacon – film and TV composer and Hollywood actor in their other creative lives – produce a compelling mix of songs in their twelfth release. ‘Ballad of the Brothers’ is the twelfth […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Steve Earle “Jerusalem”

May 1, 2024 Mark Whitfield 17

It can sometimes feel awkward editing a website promoting the music of a country led by some pretty dubious people. In the last 48 hours we’ve had a US secretary of state describe the Israeli offer […]

Dead Root Revival “Maybe Baby” Canadian alt. country group release their debut album

May 1, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Dead Root Revival play driving Alt. Country on their single ‘Maybe Baby’. Channelling some grungy guitar tones that would be at home on any early Drive-By Truckers or Uncle Tupelo album, the band delivers a solid […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The The - Hanky Panky (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 3 weeks ago

The Glass Hours “Chapel Glass”

June 25, 2026 0

Emotionally charged songs played and sung with passion and honesty. The Glass Hours are American songwriters Megan Barbera and Brad Armstrong. The indie country duo, originally from Colorado and Alabama, met in New York’s Hudson Valley […]

Vox Continental: June 2026

June 25, 2026 0

It may be hot, but Continental Europe stays Cool! Greetings from a somewhat warm continental Europe. And the summer has only just started! We’ve been averaging around 40C during the day for nearly a week now, […]

JD Hinton “Interstate Man” – Keepin’ it rollin’ on

June 25, 2026 0

American highways provide iconic imagery in so many films, TV shows and often serve as inspiration for song that capture the endless miles ahead, and the limitless miles behind. America – a nation in motion. And […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: John Smith + Katie Spencer, St Stephen’s Church, Ipswich – 31st October 2025

November 12, 2025 0

When John Smith took to the stage at St Stephen’s Church in Ipswich, the atmosphere shifted from reverent silence to quiet anticipation. With just his voice and guitar, under the glittering fairy lights that illuminated the […]

Album Reviews

Grant Lee Phillips “All That You Can Dream”

June 27, 2022 0

Grant Lee Phillips tries to find some sense in a world turned upside down Given that life is getting back to something like normality, one would expect the wave of so-called “lockdown” albums to gradually subside […]

Tracks

Jim Basnight “Still Learning” – lessons for life

August 29, 2025 0

It sometimes seems like not too many people are aware that Americana UK covers, amongst other things, that musical form of jangly guitar rock that we sometimes call Power Pop. Fortunately, there are a few who […]

Month: May 2024

Video: Rising Appalachia “The Bones”

Video Interview: Alex Jordan on “Queen Kerosene” and playing with legends

The Bacon Brothers “Ballad of the Brothers”

Pick of the Political Pops: Steve Earle “Jerusalem”

Dead Root Revival “Maybe Baby” Canadian alt. country group release their debut album

The Glass Hours “Chapel Glass”

Vox Continental: June 2026

JD Hinton “Interstate Man” – Keepin’ it rollin’ on

Video: Gareth Dunlop “Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing” – love’s souvenir, a bitter memento

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”