January 2025 – Page 24

Essentials: The Top Ten 10,000 Maniacs Songs

January 9, 2025 Andy Short 9

The 10,000 Maniacs from Jamestown, New York, formed in 1981. They have a catalogue of alternative indie American rock, and with the band still on the back burner, there is possibly more to come. The Maniacs […]

Schmoon “Pretty Darn Pretty”

January 9, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

Indie-folk offers originality with a number of highlights. Matt Cascella may not be a name that rings lots of bells, but this is not his first visit to these digital pages. In 2018 we featured his […]

Lynne Hanson to tour UK in early Spring

January 9, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

The award-winning Canadian Americana singer-songwriter Lynne Hanson has announced a UK tour for Spring 2025 in support of her latest release “Just A Poet.” The twice Canadian Folk Music Award winner will begin at Shoreham’s Ropetackle […]

Anniversary Cheers – Kelly Willis’ “What I Deserve” celebrates 25 years

January 9, 2025 FredArnold 1

25 years on , Kelly Willis re-releases the album that changed her fortunes and people’s view of her music. In 1999 Kelly Willis released “What I Deserve”, an album initiated by her release from MCA Records […]

Live Review: The Unthanks, Cadogan Hall, London – 21st December 2024

January 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

It was the solstice of the year, a grey wet day in a deep and dark December, but with Sloane Square and the surrounds of Cadogan Hall lit by Christmas lights and more than bustling with […]

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 […]

Month: January 2025

Essentials: The Top Ten 10,000 Maniacs Songs

Schmoon “Pretty Darn Pretty”

Lynne Hanson to tour UK in early Spring

Anniversary Cheers – Kelly Willis’ “What I Deserve” celebrates 25 years

Live Review: The Unthanks, Cadogan Hall, London – 21st December 2024

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”