June 2025 – Page 11 – Americana UK

Classic Clips: Rich Hopkins & Luminarios “Paraguay” – Norderstedt, 2019

June 20, 2025 Tim Martin 1

Having done a two-year stint with the Peace Corps in Paraguay during his youth, Rich Hopkins returned to meet the family he had been involved with in the 1990s. That resulted in his album “Paraguay”, which […]

Tift Merritt reissues “Tambourine” along with companion of demos and home recordings

June 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 2

Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough album “Tambourine” with a two-part release arriving on 29th August 2025 via One Riot Records. The release is made up of the vinyl reissue of […]

Sam Kelly “Dreamers Dawn”

June 20, 2025 Michael Macy 0

Folk meets pop in new release, and pop comes out on top. Sam Kelly’s new album “Dreamers Dawn” packs power into folk pop. It focuses on original songs, while not always achieving the same depth in […]

Live Review: JP Harris + Jack Browning, The Lexington, London, 3rd June 2025

June 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 2

The Lexington welcomed JP Harris back with his full band in tow, ready to give an evening of rocking country tunes in styles that predate the big-hat, big-arena styles of the Eighties. There would be honky-tonk, […]

The Wood Brothers “The Trick” – how to live your life

June 20, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

On the raucous rocking new single from The Wood Brothers, we are provided with a philosophy of life which resonates with the distorted accompaniment. “The trick” the brothers sing “is to not give a damn.” Imagine […]