2024 – Page 91 – Americana UK

Old Hoss “Smellin’ Like A Rose” – where music meets wrestling

October 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Old Hoss is the alter ego of Edmonton-born, Toronto-based musician Kris Gies who has switched from hard rock bassman to alt-country, digging into a rough and ready recording style on the album ‘Mid-Atlantic.‘ It’s an album […]

Video Premiere: The Trouble Notes “Storm Searching”

October 4, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the intensity of the latest single from international band The Trouble Notes. Featuring the blistering violin of Bennet Cerven from the USA, the powerful percussion of Australian drummer Julian Lardis, and the guitar of […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Laura Marling Songs

October 3, 2024 Peter Thompson 2

Surely one of the best singer-songwriters of her generation, four time Mercury Music Prize nominee Laura Marling just goes from strength to strength. As we await the release of Marling’s eighth solo studio album “Patterns in […]

Jesse Terry “Arcadia”

October 3, 2024 Helen Jones 0

A showcase for great songwriting that shows sometimes the best thing you can do to gain perspective is take a step back. It may seem a little at odds with the idea of making an album, […]

Preview – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2024: from San Francisco to your screen

October 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 2

Since its inception in 2001, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (HSB) has been a fixture in the americana and roots music calendar. Founded by Warren Hellman, a San Francisco venture capitalist, HSB has been held each year in […]

Cover art for Jolene Marie album "Sun Creek"

Jolene Marie “Sun Creek”

June 29, 2026 0

Calgary singer-songwriter delivers ten vignettes that explore the intertwining of desire and despair on this excellent debut album. Jolene Marie is not an artist comfortable in the spotlight. With a generally private and reserved persona, she […]

Shooter Jennings to put out second album of father Waylon’s legacy

June 29, 2026 0

Shooter Jennings has announced the release of Diamonds, a new album of previously unheard songs by his father, Waylon Jennings. Physical copies (CDs, LPs, Cassettes) and downloads of Diamonds will be in stores on 13th November […]

For the Sake of the Song: Elles Bailey “Starling”

June 29, 2026 0

Some songs take time to percolate into you; others sear themselves much quicker. Starling by Elles Bailey is the latter. It is newly released, yet I already know it will be one of those songs that […]

Year: 2024

Old Hoss “Smellin’ Like A Rose” – where music meets wrestling

Video Premiere: The Trouble Notes “Storm Searching”

Essentials: The Top Ten Laura Marling Songs

Jesse Terry “Arcadia”

Preview – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2024: from San Francisco to your screen

Jolene Marie “Sun Creek”

Shooter Jennings to put out second album of father Waylon’s legacy

For the Sake of the Song: Elles Bailey “Starling”

Tramp for the Lord “Seven Clouds of Joy”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 242 “No words this week”