October 2024 – Page 21

Artwork for Ted Nunes album "San Joaquin"

Ted Nunes “San Joaquin”

October 16, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0

Californian Ted Nunes releases a well-crafted solo debut with intriguing lyrics. Born and bred in the San Joaquin Valley, Ted Nunes grew up listening to The Grateful Dead and from there discovered singer-songwriters such as John […]

Track Premiere: Twisted Pine “Knockout Roses”

October 16, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Boston’s Twisted Pine are back with their first new album in four years, ‘Love Your Mind,’ which is out on October 18th. Twisted Pine started out a decade ago as a progressive-Bluegrass band, and whilst they are […]

Video Premiere: Dan McCormick “Big Sky”

October 16, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Get lost in the sounds and sights of the great American Northwest with the latest single from singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dan McCormick. ‘Big Sky’ features a bright strum and a compelling, shuffling rhythm, providing the […]

John Surge and the Haymakers “Marisol”

October 15, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Tex-Mex by way of LA. John Surge, a mainstay of the exploding Americana scene in Los Angeles, made his new record with veteran producer Tommy Detamore in Floresville, Texas. The two previously collaborated on last year’s […]

Mean Mary “Woman Creature – Portrait of a Woman, Part 2”

October 15, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0

Stunning banjo playing and masterful storytelling, all hail Mean Mary’s latest studio outing. Alabama-born (Mean) Mary James returns with her 19th studio offering. “Woman Creature – Portrait of a Woman, Part 2” is a varied collection […]

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 […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Album Reviews

Breezers “Hideaway”

March 25, 2024 0

Beautifully produced with some pretty melodies and superb harmonies. Multidisciplinary artist and songwriter Evan ApRoberts has been active in the Los Angeles music scene since the mid-90s. He was also well known for his work as […]

Interviews

Interview: Emily Barker on her new album and working 16 hour days

August 26, 2020 0

Emily Barker is an Australian singer-songwriter who has developed her career in the UK. She was given the impetus to make music her full-time career when her song ‘Nostalgia’ became the theme song for the BBC […]

Album Reviews

Emily Moment “The Party’s Over”

April 14, 2021 0

So-so country, folk and blues-rock debut from this transatlantic troubadour – choose your Moment carefully. London-based, American singer-songwriter Emily Moment says her debut full-length solo album, ‘The Party’s Over’, is about hitting a wall and coping […]

Month: October 2024

Ted Nunes “San Joaquin”

Track Premiere: Twisted Pine “Knockout Roses”

Video Premiere: Dan McCormick “Big Sky”

John Surge and the Haymakers “Marisol”

Mean Mary “Woman Creature – Portrait of a Woman, Part 2”

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”