August 2024 – Page 9 – Americana UK

artwork for Elles Bailey album "Beneath the Neon Glow"

Elles Bailey “Beneath the Neon Glow”

August 22, 2024 Viv Fish 1

A poignant, perfectly formed collection of powerful songs. “Beneath the Neon Glow” is many things to multi-award-winning Elles Bailey. Having released her first three studio albums as an independent artist, Bailey recognised that she was “a […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Long Ryders’ Songs

August 22, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 8

Taking their name from a Walter Hill-directed Western, The Long Ryders emerged as part of the Paisley Underground in the 1980s, after Sid Grifin left the garage-influenced The Unclaimed. Griffin’s initial musicians wanted-advert for the band […]

Liv Greene “Katie” – good love, a precious thing

August 22, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s something special about the combination of just Liv Greene’s voice and guitar playing which, with some restrained and empathetic fiddle, makes up the predominant sound of ‘Katie‘, which comes from Greene’s second album ‘Deep Feeler.‘ […]

Interview: Jess Klein’s music has an integrity of purpose and a vison for joy

August 22, 2024 Dean Nardi 2

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try. – Mary Kay Place There appears to be very little in the way of pretence in Jess Klein’s songs. The emotions […]

Artwork for Tin Roof Echo album "Flowers Falling"

Tin Roof Echo “Flowers Falling”

August 22, 2024 David Jarman 1

Big band sound from Joe Hooten’s Tin Roof Echo in collaboration with producer Kevin Boggs. Tin Roof Echo is the artist styling of Joe Hooten, originally from Macon, Georgia, but for almost 20 years based in […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Month: August 2024

Elles Bailey “Beneath the Neon Glow”

Essentials: The Top 10 Long Ryders’ Songs

Liv Greene “Katie” – good love, a precious thing

Interview: Jess Klein’s music has an integrity of purpose and a vison for joy

Tin Roof Echo “Flowers Falling”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”