2025 – Page 195 – Americana UK

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 […]

Neko Case to release her first album in seven years

July 9, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

It’s not clear what the interval is each time but every few years Neko Case breaks to the surface with a new album and reminds listeners that she is one of the great songwriters. Case has […]

Artwork for Ledfoot Album "Plain Simple Honesty"

Ledfoot “Plain Simple Honesty”

July 9, 2025 Andy Short 0

Ledfoot returns with plain, simple honesty and some terrific guitar playing. Looking for some plain, simple honesty? This latest record from Norway-based singer-songwriter will certainly tick the right boxes. It is a collection for our times, […]

Mal Blum “The Villain” – don’t feel like Satan…

July 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

In fact on ‘The Villain‘ Mal Blum does want to take the large portion of blame for…everything. Which is a fairly unusual position for most singer-songwriters to adopt, but as Blum says: “I’m so tired, uninspired, […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 5 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 7 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 7 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

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