2024 – Page 379 – Americana UK

Interview: Colin Cutler on his view of the American South through Flannery O’Connor’s eyes

January 19, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Catholicism and Pentecostalism, with some sacred steel and concrete details. Americana is a broad church, and Colin Cutler’s love of folk and roots music means this Greensboro, North Carolina resident fits right into the genre. Where […]

Cover art for 24th Street Blues by Tom Heyman. Artist Deirdre Wood

Tom Heyman “24th Street Blues”

January 19, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

A selection of songs drawing out personal themes of place, family and relationships performed by class musicians. Tom Heyman moved to San Francisco with his wife Deirdre White over 20 years ago and after several moves […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 128 – ‘Blast off!’

January 19, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Time to kick out the jams… again Every year at about this time I look at the diary and if I haven’t got any gigs in there I go online and find at least one for […]

artwork for The Rye Sisters album "Distant Light"

The Rye Sisters “Distant Light”

January 19, 2024 Graeme Tait 3

A Joyous sophomore album guaranteed to banish the Mid-Winter blues. The Rye Sisters are a duo from Lincolnshire comprising of Sue Pomeroy guitar and vocals and Ishani Siriwardena violin and vocals who first joined forces back […]

Root River Jam “Showed Me That You Loved Me” – it’s a gift

January 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Root River Jam are a band from Rochester Minnesota consisting of guitar, upright bass, drums and fiddle. And there’s some great fiddle on ‘Showed Me That You Loved Me’ which is the lead song from the […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 2

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 2

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Year: 2024