2024 – Page 84 – Americana UK

Aoife O’Donovan & Hawktail “War Measure”

October 11, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Aoife O’Donovan and Hawktail collaborate on the new track ‘War Measure’. O’Donovan’s unmistakable voice pairs perfectly with the trio of instrumentalists in Hawktail. The tune is from the new E.P. ‘Aoife O’Donovan & Hawktail Play All […]

Video: Larkin Poe “If God is a Woman”

October 11, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Nashville-based duo Larkin Poe have released ‘If God is a woman’, a song that highlights the typecasting and limiting of women in society. Multi-instrumentalists Rebecca and Megan Lovell are known for their authentic, blues sound and […]

The Often Herd live at The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 27th September 2024

Live Review: The Often Herd, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 27th September 2024

October 10, 2024 Graeme Tait 2

Tonight, Lincolnshire’s premier venue for all things Americana, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey was playing host to an award winning Bluegrass band all the way from… Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Yes, you read right as The Often Herd, […]

Mindy Murray “Did Ya Vote” – well?

October 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Mindy Murray’s song is a timely encouragement to be sure to exercise one’s choice in an election, and on ‘Did Ya Vote‘ a strong endorsement is given by stories of the Suffragist movement, a reminder, if […]

The Ocelots announce release of second album “Everything, When Said Slowly”

October 10, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The boys of Wexford are back. The Ocelots have announced the release of their second album, “Everything, When Said Slowly”, due February 2025. The duo are twin brothers Ashley and Brandon Watson who hail from Wexford, […]

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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