July 2024 – Page 21 – Americana UK

Classic Clips : Shivaree “Goodnight Moon” Live at the Theatre Des Varietes Paris, 2002

July 12, 2024 Paul Russell 1

There’s got to be a great poll to be staged soon to find out the best debut album title ever. For what it’s worth, my nomination would be cult band Shivaree’s 1999 album ‘I Oughtta Give […]

Johnny Blue Skies “Passage Du Desir”

July 12, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

Under a pen name, country’s most radical act storms back into the picture. Johnny Blue who? Let’s not kid ourselves, “Passage Du Desir” (named for an alleyway in Paris) is the latest attempt by Sturgill Simpson […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 150 “Krakow”

July 12, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

A trip with a mate to Krakow was not what I thought would be happening this year. It has never been a destination on my radar following going there in the early nineties and feeling slightly […]

Live Review: The Weeping Willows + Calum Park, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow – 2nd July 2024

July 12, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

There was a lot of love for Australian duo The Weeping Willows on their return to Glasgow with several in the audience at The Glad Café having a long time bond with the pair. Andrew Wrigglesworth, […]

Julia Logan “Mirrors” – lost in reflection

July 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Julia Logan is a Swedish singer-songwriter who splits her time between Stockholm and Southern California the former is the big city near to the small island she grew up on and the latter is where her […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Justin Hinds & the Dominos - Early Recordings
By Joe Nathan , 10 hours ago
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Kasey Chambers - The Captain
By Joe Nathan , 19 hours ago
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Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
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Third World - Journey to Addis
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
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Guy Clark - Keepers
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
By Joe Nathan , 4 days ago

The Talbot Trail Boys “The Talbot Trail Boys”

March 27, 2026 0

Lost songs from an imagined family past, sung with quiet conviction and understated authenticity. The Talbot Trail Boys is the latest iteration of Canadian Henry Adam Svec, who has produced music under various names (Peter Mansbridge […]

Susto Stringband “Hard Drug” – visions of death

March 27, 2026 0

Seems to be our week for stringbands, but that’s ok. Susto, the alt-country group led by frontman Justin Osborne, have announced the release of Susto Stringband (Volume 2) on May 29 via Missing Piece Records. It’s […]

Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”

March 27, 2026 0

Here’s the spirited new single from London-based americana duo Roswell Road. Singer-songwriters Jasmine Watkiss and Zoë Wren tell frank, authentic stories, opening up with refreshing honesty about themselves and their everyday lives. Weirdo at the Party […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Album Reviews

Quick “Paper Planes and Picture Frames”

September 13, 2022 0

Progressive Newgrass with a jazzy flavour and some great harmony vocals. Quick are a ‘newgrass’ band based in Glasgow. They have been described as “”incorporating progressive and intricate concepts played through traditional acoustic instrumentation”. They have […]

Album Reviews

Water and Sand “Catching Light” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

January 13, 2020 0

Water and Sand are the collaborative project of established songwriters Todd Thibaud and Kim Taylor. ‘Catching Light’ is their second album together following a self-titled debut in 2016. Thibaud fronted The Courage Brothers before releasing the […]

News

Do you like free Grateful Dead music?

November 8, 2021 2

Well, then, you’re in luck – it’s 30 Days of November time once again. Which means that for every day of this oh so special month the Grateful Dead will offer you – yes you potential […]

Month: July 2024

Classic Clips : Shivaree “Goodnight Moon” Live at the Theatre Des Varietes Paris, 2002

Johnny Blue Skies “Passage Du Desir”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 150 “Krakow”

Live Review: The Weeping Willows + Calum Park, The Glad Cafe, Glasgow – 2nd July 2024

Julia Logan “Mirrors” – lost in reflection

The Talbot Trail Boys “The Talbot Trail Boys”

Susto Stringband “Hard Drug” – visions of death

Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”