July 2025 – Page 28 – Americana UK

Video: The Swell Season “Great Weight”

July 10, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

In the video for recent single ‘Great Weight’ from The Swell Season, we are privileged to see fine musicians collaborate and perform. At the heart of The Swell Season is the acclaimed duo of Glen Hansard […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: The Chicks

July 9, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Uniquely talented, The Chicks (they dropped the word ‘Dixie’, of course, back in 2020, due to the word’s association with slavery), make great records (generally), perform brilliant live shows and have been no strangers to controversy […]

Lavinia Blackwall “The Making”

July 9, 2025 Michael Macy 0

Lavinia Blackwall’s “The Making” is a welcome addition to the canon of Baroque pop. “The Making” is an extremely well-produced album, the result of collaboration between Blackwall and her partner, Marco Rea, with help from Thomas […]

Live Review: Tift Merritt, Oslo, London – 25th June 2025

July 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Tift Merritt had been a regular visitor to the UK, so it’s somewhat remarkable that this was her second gig in this country for eight years – and with Oxford behind her there was only Glastonbury […]

Video: Anthony Ruptak “Ptarmigan”

July 9, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Immerse yourself in the cinematic folk of ‘Ptarmigan’, Anthony Ruptak’s latest single. The breathtaking scenery in the accompanying video was created by editing together short videos filmed on Ruptak’s phone while hiking the Colorado Trail. The […]