June 2024 – Page 2 – Americana UK

Ben Vallee “Introducing…”

June 28, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0

Joyously classic country debut sets teeth grinning. The scene is set within the opening seconds of Ben Valley’s first record – a fiddle scratches the most classic of opening notes, and then what sounds like the […]

Dean Harlem “Red Oak Hill” – heading for those country roads

June 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Dean Harlem clearly believes that making music is his role in life – Dean Harlem is originally from Donetsk, Ukraine but his family emigrated to the US when he was 4. He grew up in New […]

Video Premiere: Colour Film “Ghost Town”

June 28, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from Canada’s Colour Film is deep and dark and intense. This live version of ‘Ghost Town’ is beautifully arranged and performed, captivating from start to finish. After years performing under his own name, […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Jackson Browne Albums

June 27, 2024 Graeme Tait 13

For what is now over six decades, the songs of Jackson Browne have become synonymous with the U.S. West Coast, in particular Los Angeles, his album’s a soundtrack for a post-war generation with a voracious appetite […]

Artwork for Johnny Cash album "Songwriter"

Johnny Cash “Songwriter”

June 27, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

Despite inconsistency in the quality of the songs featured, “Songwriter” is a worthwhile addition to the Cash legacy. The date marking the issue of an album of previously unreleased recordings by The Man in Black is […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Month: June 2024

Ben Vallee “Introducing…”

Dean Harlem “Red Oak Hill” – heading for those country roads

Video Premiere: Colour Film “Ghost Town”

Essentials: The Top 10 Jackson Browne Albums

Johnny Cash “Songwriter”

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”