2025 – Page 233 – Americana UK

Counting Crows “Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!”

June 6, 2025 Fiona Golden 0

A jubilant return with all the fear that’s fit to print. Fading glory in Oklahoma, the modern panopticon of the surveillance state, “we are dissolving from night to morning and I want to believe in something”. […]

artwork for Mike Campbell book "Heartbreaker"

Book Review: Mike Campbell “Heartbreaker”

June 6, 2025 Graeme Tait 1

For the few people who don’t know, Mike Campbell was the lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers from the band’s inception in 1976 to Petty’s tragic death in 2017. His iconic, melodic playing helped […]

Classic Clips: Glen Campbell “Gentle On My Mind” – Ryman Auditorium, 1999

June 6, 2025 Daisy Innes 5

“He has more talent than anybody outta have”, Bobby Bare said as he introduced Glen Campbell on the 1999 Ryman Country Homecoming show. He sure was right. A classic clip captures a moment in time, here […]

Elena Loper “Weathervane Whale”

June 6, 2025 Stephen Rostkoski 0

Dream-folk debut displays the beguiling talents of this Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter. The eleven songs on “Weathervane Whale” were written and recorded during the lockdown years of the pandemic. Pacific Northwest artist Elena Loper used the enforced […]

Ron Sexsmith wakes up to new record “Hangover Terrace”

June 6, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has announced the release of his latest album, “Hangover Terrace”, which will be available on 29th August 2025 on all digital platforms, limited edition turquoise vinyl and a limited-edition CD in a cardboard […]

Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”

September 30, 2026 0

The tricky mid-life album gets bogged down in its own misery. There’s no shortage of material for a songwriter to explore in the complicated middle chapters of life, and Stephanie Sammons’ Head Noise sets out to […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026

September 30, 2026 0

At last we’ve managed to gather in enough fine new Folk tracks to make for another roundup, and what a variety we have this time. From an ultra-modern take on alternate folk to the traditional: we’re […]

Tessa Rosa Jackson live at St Pancras Old Church, London - 16th September 2026

Live Review: Tessa Rose Jackson + Chloe Foy, St Pancras Old Church, London – 16th September 2026

September 30, 2026 0

The shortening autumnal hours mean the dark night sky is showing through the church windows well before showtime at this Victorian church, just a block away from the London bases of some of the world’s biggest […]

Year: 2025

Counting Crows “Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!”

Book Review: Mike Campbell “Heartbreaker”

Classic Clips: Glen Campbell “Gentle On My Mind” – Ryman Auditorium, 1999

Elena Loper “Weathervane Whale”

Ron Sexsmith wakes up to new record “Hangover Terrace”

Stephanie Sammons “Head Noise”

Folk Tracks Roundup – September 2026

Live Review: Tessa Rose Jackson + Chloe Foy, St Pancras Old Church, London – 16th September 2026

James Felice announces release of second solo album in November

Mildred “Bird Laugh” – snow is falling