2024 – Page 319 – Americana UK

The Northern Belle “Bats In The Attic”

March 12, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 0

The best of nordicana and Scandinavian pop summed up on Norwegians’ fifth long player. It’s only just over 30 years ago that writing a letter was the only affordable way to communicate with loved ones in […]

Armchair Boogie “Livin’ ” – oh, darn it – what’s the point?

March 12, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

On their latest single ‘Livin’ ” (taken from the album ‘Hard Times & Deadlines‘ which is released this coming Friday) Armchair Boogie question the point of it all, and whether life is in fact all that […]

Video: The Secret Sisters “All the Ways” Feat. Ray Lamontagne

March 12, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

On the latest single from The Secret Sisters, Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle are joined by their friend Ray Lamontagne. He was the first artist to invite the duo out on tour a decade ago and […]

Ahoy there! Richard Thompson’s new album “Ship to Shore” and tour announced

March 11, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

The legendary Richard Thompson will return with “Ship To Shore” on May 31, 2024 via New West Records. The 12-song set was produced by Thompson and recorded in Woodstock, NY. It follows his 2018 studio album […]

artwork for Serious Sam Barrett album "A Drop Of Morning Dew"

Serious Sam Barrett “A Drop Of Morning Dew; Live At Bacca Pipes Folk Club”

March 11, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Double-live album from Yorkshire troubadour acts as an excellent summation of his career to date. A folk club has existed in the Yorkshire town of Keighley since the 60’s, adopting the name Bacca Pipes during the […]

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 […]

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