October 2024 – Page 18

Sounds from beyond the Shed 159 “Why can’t people just be nice?”

October 18, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 4

Regular readers will know that I occasionally head over to France and Belgium to show people round the battlefields and commemorative sites of World War I and sometimes II. Last week it was the turn of […]

Video: Chuck Prophet “Red Sky Night”

October 18, 2024 Andrew Frolish 1

The new single from San Francisco-based Chuck Prophet and cumbia band ¿Qiensave? is simply full of beauty. The rich layers, including stunning guitar and lap steel, are the base from which Prophet finds a delightful vocal […]

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Essentials: The Top Ten Kasey Chambers Songs

October 17, 2024 FredArnold 3

Kasey Chambers flies well below the radar of most American fans of this genre, and it is probably the same with UK listeners – she is a very niche listen. The reason is simple. For a […]

Juanita Stein announces release of fourth album “The Weightless Hour”

October 17, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Juanita Stein will release her new album “The Weightless Hour” on 29th November via Agricultural Audio. The Howling Bells frontwoman will launch her fourth solo album with a series of in-store shows, before joining Travis on […]

Peter Bruntnell “Houdini and The Sucker Punch”

October 17, 2024 Paul Kerr 4

Peter Bruntnell returns to the fray with an album which ranks amongst his best. Peter Bruntnell’s latest album finds him returning to a full band lineup after his foray into a more introspective landscape on “Journey […]

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: October 2024

Sounds from beyond the Shed 159 “Why can’t people just be nice?”

Video: Chuck Prophet “Red Sky Night”

Essentials: The Top Ten Kasey Chambers Songs

Juanita Stein announces release of fourth album “The Weightless Hour”

Peter Bruntnell “Houdini and The Sucker Punch”

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”