2024 – Page 328 – Americana UK

For The Sake Of The Song: Iris DeMent “No Time to Cry”

March 4, 2024 FredArnold 3

As an avid consumer of the credits on albums and CDs (and one of the main reasons I like to have the hard copies) it is quite likely that my introduction to Iris DeMent was triggered […]

Billy Bragg comes to the rescue with three HOPE not hate gigs – Thank your God!

March 4, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Billy Bragg, who last year celebrated a remarkable 40 years as Britain’s favourite folk singer, songwriter and campaigner, will play some shows in support of the anti-fascist group HOPE not hate, who are themselves celebrating 20 […]

Jesper Lindell “Before the Sun”

March 4, 2024 FredArnold 2

Third time out for bluesy Swedish singer-songwriter and now well into his stride on this outstanding record. Jesper Lindell hails from Dalarna County in Sweden, northwest of Stockholm, but you would never know it. He sounds […]

AMAUK AmericanaFest Conference: “Finding Lucinda” film screening – 23rd January 2024, Hackney

March 4, 2024 Peter Feldon 0

It’s been a month since the AMAUK held their annual Americana Fest. We mentioned the awards here but mopping up our coverage our reviewer attended a screening of director Joel Fendelman’s film Finding Lucinda which was […]

Alan Doyle “Welcome Home”

March 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Welcome return for singer-songwriter Alan Doyle. Alan Doyle is a folk-rock singer-songwriter from Newfoundland in Canada. Doyle first found fame as part of Great Big Sea who were commercially successful in their home country. He produced […]