2024 – Page 70 – Americana UK

Live Review: Fairport Convention, Victoria Hall, Settle – 16th October 2024

October 23, 2024 KC Vines 0

As I walked out on an autumn’s eve, for to view the fields and to take the air… but the air was damp, and the fields were all sodden, so when I spied the twinkling lights […]

Artwork for Donald Beaman album "Fog On Mirror Glass"

Donald Beaman “Fog on Mirror Glass”

October 23, 2024 Gordon Mackay 0

A unique, atmospheric album from California’s Donald Beaman. Californian Donald Beaman returns with his fifth album ‘Fog On Mirror Glass’. In this release, we are treated to a low-key, understated – almost drifting – set of […]

The Comatose Brothers “Running on Back”

October 23, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

The Comatose Brothers hit the ground running with their new single ‘Running on Back’. Tight harmonies sail over deftly finger-picked guitars with subtle steel guitar and strings for support. Singer Alex Morrison describes writing the song, […]

Video Premiere: Smoker Dad “Part II”

October 23, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the new single from Seattle rock band Smoker Dad. ‘Part II’ is a surging burst of musical energy, dynamic and vibrant and full of life. With swirling electric guitar and a powerful beat, this […]

Book Review: Richard Houghton “Cropredy Capers”

October 22, 2024 Tim Martin 0

With Fairport just off on their annual Autumn tour around the nether regions of the UK, this book is a timely reminder of why they are such a beloved musical institution. The Fairport Convention story stretches […]

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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