2024 – Page 51 – Americana UK

artwork for Paul Kelly album "Fever Longing Still"

Paul Kelly “Fever Longing Still”

November 7, 2024 Graeme Tait 6

Creative fire still burns for Australia’s finest songsmith with first album release of the decade. With “Fever Longing Still”, his 29th studio album, and first solo release of self-penned songs since 2018’s “Nature”, Paul Kelly has […]

Juanita Stein “Carry Me” – letting things go

November 7, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

The Howling Bells fronts-woman returns at last with her fourth solo album ‘The Weightless Hour‘ from which today’s song is taken. The new single was a lockdown written song, with quite the story behind it as […]

Video: Steve Hewitt “Cold World”

November 7, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from British singer-songwriter Steve Hewitt is a brilliantly-crafted song that draws us into his message about conflict, social challenges and personal suffering. He explores the darker side of human nature and the impact […]

The American Dream is dead. Long live Americana.

November 6, 2024 Mark Whitfield 26

You know what? I would love to just not think about the United States any more. The whole continual psychodrama is just exhausting and I often think that’s it’s genuinely one of the last Western countries […]

Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it: Rodney Crowell

November 6, 2024 FredArnold 3

It’s easy to overlook what a talent Rodney Crowell is (and a bona fide pioneer of Americana music). He is an extremely intuitive and empathetic songwriter, an accomplished guitarist and has a pleasing and recognisable voice. […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Year: 2024

Paul Kelly “Fever Longing Still”

Juanita Stein “Carry Me” – letting things go

Video: Steve Hewitt “Cold World”

The American Dream is dead. Long live Americana.

Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it: Rodney Crowell

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”