2025 – Page 242 – Americana UK

Video: The Gentle Good “To Be in Summer”

June 2, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is a timeless song that truly conveys the hazy feel of long summer days. ‘To Be in Summer’ explores the fantasy of an ever-lasting summer and the enticing idea of spending those endless days in […]

Something for the weekend: Mariel Buckley “Vending Machines”

May 30, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song by Canada’s Mariel Buckley who we have covered previously around these parts and whose latest single ‘Vending Machines’ […]

Caroline Spence to release fifth album in late summer 2025

May 30, 2025 Richard Parkinson 2

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Caroline Spence has announced the release of her fifth album, “Heart Go Wild”, on 29th August 2025. Spence is a serial collaborator, having been joined on her songs over the years by artists such […]

Drew & Ellie Holcomb “Memory Bank”

May 30, 2025 Rick Thorn 0

A joyous celebration of togetherness and love. “When I was younger, my dad used to say, ‘Don’t expect an inheritance; I put all the money in the memory bank’”. This quote was Drew Holcomb’s starting point […]

Classic Clips: Cry Cry Cry “I Know Why The River Runs” – Radio Heartland, 2018

May 30, 2025 Peter Churchill 1

So-called ‘supergroups’ in this genre aren’t a new thing. Think the Pistol Annies, or I’m with Her. Only this year, Mary Chapin Carpenter joined forces with Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart for the excellent “Looking For […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2025

Video: The Gentle Good “To Be in Summer”

Something for the weekend: Mariel Buckley “Vending Machines”

Caroline Spence to release fifth album in late summer 2025

Drew & Ellie Holcomb “Memory Bank”

Classic Clips: Cry Cry Cry “I Know Why The River Runs” – Radio Heartland, 2018

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”