2024 – Page 261 – Americana UK

25th anniversary expanded reissue for “From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music”

May 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in collaboration with Warner Music Nashville is releasing an expanded version of the box set ‘From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music’. Originally released in […]

Peter Deaves "Ceol Agus Gra" Album Cover

Peter Deaves “Ceol Agus Grá”

May 7, 2024 Andy Davidson 2

A capable songwriter and musician courting praise from many quarters. Peter Deaves has swapped Liverpool for a more bohemian lifestyle in Fontainebleau. The years in Paris have been spent organising and performing at live music events. […]

Video Premiere: Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts “Let the Light Back In”

May 7, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the latest single from Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts. With gospel influences, a compelling rhythm, tense finger-picking and brilliant, understated and resonant notes of lap steel from Lance Doss, ‘Let the Light […]

Something for the long weekend: Emily Barker “With Small We Start”

May 3, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. A shout out to Irish artists Elaine Mai, MayKay, and Faye O’Rourke who have collaborated on a new charity single ‘We Are’ alongside Rand, Rwand, Reem, […]

The Avett Brothers “The Avett Brothers”

May 3, 2024 Peter Churchill 1

Another high-class and polished album from Americana favourites. A couple of months ago and, to no little excitement on this site, The Avett Brothers pre-empted their first new album in five years with the release of […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2024

25th anniversary expanded reissue for “From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music”

Peter Deaves “Ceol Agus Grá”

Video Premiere: Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts “Let the Light Back In”

Something for the long weekend: Emily Barker “With Small We Start”

The Avett Brothers “The Avett Brothers”

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”