March 2025 – Page 9 – Americana UK

Kate Rusby to release first non Christmas album for six years

March 24, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

And UK tour dates too! Renowned folk singer-songwriter Kate Rusby is set to release her highly anticipated new album, “When They All Looked Up”, on April 25th via Pure Records. This marks her first collection of […]

Album cover artwork for The National Trust by Alex Rex

Alex Rex “The National Trust”

March 24, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Raw prog-folk with sometimes bleak, sometimes darkly humourous words. Alex Rex is the name used by Alex Neilsen, former leader of the psych-folk outfit Trembling Bells, for his solo work. This album was written after Rex […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Gordon Lightfoot “Early Morning Rain”

March 24, 2025 Andy Short 8

If the measure of a song is how often it is covered, then ‘Early Morning Rain’ by Gordon Lightfoot would be high in the chart. Factor in the calibre of the musicians who have embraced the […]

Reg Meuross “Fire and Dust”

March 24, 2025 Jonathan Smith 3

Stunning song cycle for Woody Guthrie. Commissioned by Pete Townsend (yes, that one), who also produces and plays on the record, ‘Fire and Dust’ is a song cycle by folk luminary Reg Meuross. It is a […]

BEATrio ‘Archipelago’ – out amongst the islands

March 24, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

BEATrio is a new band with at least one well known name in it. Béla Fleck has joined forces with harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez. It’s a lively combo which reminds Fleck of earlier […]