December 2024 – Page 16

The Americana Spirit of 24: Helen Jones

December 10, 2024 Helen Jones 0

Reflecting on the year that was 2024 as we stare down the barrel of another Trump presidency, it sometimes feels difficult to see the goodness in things. It’s pretty clear Joy Oladokun feels the same, if […]

Frank Goodman “Ranchero Radio”

December 10, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Quirky, easy-listening pop music which is a real pleasure to listen to. As you sit down to listen to Frank Goodman’s “Ranchero Radio” you are transported back to the Seventies and to those light entertainment Saturday […]

More People Really Should Know About: Ryan Bingham

December 10, 2024 Chas Lacey 3

“What’s this?” I hear the well-informed readers of AMA UK say, “a feature saying More People Should Really Know About …. Ryan Bingham”. Really? Well yes, because despite holding multiple awards and his many TV and […]

A. Lee Edwards “Ride On” – right on time…

December 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Some people take a little longer than others to get to that debut album – A. Lee Edwards has had thirty years in music making and the time has, it seems, finally arrived. The album ‘Interpreting […]

Video: Phil Hooley “The Veteran’s Song”

December 10, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s a brilliantly melodic song from Scarborough singer-songwriter Phil Hooley. “The Veteran’s Song” wasn’t selected for inclusion on Hooley’s last album, 2023’s “Provenance” because it didn’t quite fit with the spare, acoustic nature of that collection. […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 0

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Kevin Gordon “The In Between”

October 22, 2024 0

“Just a dude pushing through to the end of the in-between”. A sexagenarian dude no less, nobody can argue that Kevin Gordon is anything but tenacious. For the best part of thirty years Gordon has put […]

Live Reviews

Mary Chapin Carpenter, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge, 5th February 2017

February 16, 2017 0

This gig was the last of Mary Chapin Carpenter’s UK tour, and was also a first weekend highlight for the inaugural City Roots festival running across many venues in Cambridge as a week-long winter spin-off from […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Iona Griffey “Colourblind”

January 31, 2023 0

Check out Iona Griffey’s new single ‘Colourblind’, which showcases the Suffolk singer-songwriter’s captivating voice. The song features the melodic bass and keys and the soaring electric guitar of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Coe, who fills out the sound […]

Month: December 2024

The Americana Spirit of 24: Helen Jones

Frank Goodman “Ranchero Radio”

More People Really Should Know About: Ryan Bingham

A. Lee Edwards “Ride On” – right on time…

Video: Phil Hooley “The Veteran’s Song”

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share