December 2024 – Page 20

Video: Blue Monkey “Dive Bar Christmas”

December 6, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Christmas means many different things to different people. “Dive Bar Christmas” by folk-pop act Blue Monkey is a song for the lonely-hearted, for all those who don’t have anyone to spend their holidays with, for those […]

Essentials: The Top Ten American Aquarium Songs

December 5, 2024 Andrew Raw 2

I am a huge fan of American Aquarium’s muscular alt-country with its great tunes and often anthemic choruses. They put the country into their alt-country with a liberal dose of wonderful pedal steel, which is never […]

Can’t Live With It – Can’t Live Without It: Freedy Johnston

December 5, 2024 Paul Russell 0

If you grow up as a music fan and have aspirations to become a musician – life is treating you a little unfairly if the only place you can buy records back in the seventies was […]

News

Ani DiFranco brings her “Unprecedented Sh!t” to the UK/EU in 2025

December 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

(As ever we are not prurient about four letter words in these parts but the Mailchimp NSFW filter zaps them). Singer/songwriter/feminist/author Ani DiFranco has announced that she will be extending her “Unprecedented Sh!t: The Tour” to […]

The Unthanks “In Winter”

December 5, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s bleak in the mid-winter. Into the increasingly crowded market for folk renditions of wintery themed songs and reworked and reimagined carols comes ‘In Winter‘ the latest release from The Unthanks. It, quite cannily, is available […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The The - Hanky Panky (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 hours ago
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 , 3 weeks ago

The Long Ryders ride into a town near you in October!

June 25, 2026 0

The Long Ryders, pioneers of the alt-country movement, return to the stage this October. Fusing punk energy with country-rock harmonies, the band bridged the gap between Gram Parsons and today’s americana, influencing folk such as Wilco, […]

The Glass Hours “Chapel Glass”

June 25, 2026 0

Emotionally charged songs played and sung with passion and honesty. The Glass Hours are American songwriters Megan Barbera and Brad Armstrong. The indie country duo, originally from Colorado and Alabama, met in New York’s Hudson Valley […]

Vox Continental: June 2026

June 25, 2026 0

It may be hot, but Continental Europe stays Cool! Greetings from a somewhat warm continental Europe. And the summer has only just started! We’ve been averaging around 40C during the day for nearly a week now, […]

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, […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Deb Morrison “The North Fork”

July 6, 2022 2

Check out the premiere of the excellent new single from singer-songwriter Deb Morrison. ‘The North fork’ has an engaging rhythmic groove and melodic guitar, over which Morrison’s tuneful voice is delivered with wistful character. The song […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Delgado “Tin Corazon”

May 28, 2024 1

Today’s premiere on Americana UK is the title track of the new album from Delgado, which marks a return to recording after a ten year silence. Although obviously not the cause of this recording break it […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 202 “Running Late”

October 6, 2025 0

So this article usually appears on a Friday about lunchtime. As my hairdresser used to say, “Something for the weekend, sir?” although the raised eyebrow always scared me off, so I never took him up on […]

Month: December 2024

Video: Blue Monkey “Dive Bar Christmas”

Essentials: The Top Ten American Aquarium Songs

Can’t Live With It – Can’t Live Without It: Freedy Johnston

Ani DiFranco brings her “Unprecedented Sh!t” to the UK/EU in 2025

The Unthanks “In Winter”

The Long Ryders ride into a town near you in October!

The Glass Hours “Chapel Glass”

Vox Continental: June 2026

JD Hinton “Interstate Man” – Keepin’ it rollin’ on

Video: Gareth Dunlop “Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing” – love’s souvenir, a bitter memento