2024 – Page 303 – Americana UK

Preview: Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding heads to the UK for May dates

March 27, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2

Born in Hastings in 1965, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), took the name of the famous American outlaw, celebrated and misspelt by Bob Dylan, when he began performing in 1988. He adopted the alias while […]

artwork for Cedric Burnside album "Hill Country Love"

Cedric Burnside “Hill Country Love”

March 27, 2024 Chas Lacey 0

Mid-life reflection and authentic blues from the Mississippi Hill Country. Ask someone to name a Grammy-award winning drummer turned guitarist who is also the lead singer of his band and has appeared in several films and […]

Track Premiere: Pi Jacobs “Hallelujah”

March 27, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

This is not that ‘Hallelujah‘, this song is taken from Pi Jacobs’ new album ‘Soldier On,’ which is out April 26th via Blackbird Record Label. Pi Jacobs was norn in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district, and she’s […]

Video Premiere: Judd Warrick “Into the Dawn”

March 27, 2024 Andrew Frolish 1

Here is the compelling new single from Judd Warrick. ‘Into the Dawn’ features an excellent vocal performance from Warrick – there’s just the right amount of weary grit in his voice, an edge to his melodic, […]

Interview: Ferris & Sylvester on “Otherness”

March 26, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Mix a dollop of Dolly Parton, Peter Green and Frank Sinatra with a bit of hip hop. Things have been very hectic for married couple Ferris & Sylvester since the success of their debut album. They […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2024