2025 – Page 246 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Shelby Means “Million Reasons”

May 29, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

We’re pleased to premiere the latest video from Shelby Means, a talented bassist, singer and songwriter, well-known for playing with the GRAMMY-winning Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. ‘Million Reasons’ is a gently rhythmic song that sways through […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Richmond Fontaine

May 28, 2025 Andrew Raw 8

Richmond Fontaine was formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 and recorded eleven studio albums, four live albums and two EPs before calling it a day in 2016. There were various personnel in that time, but the […]

Todd Adelman “Western Soul”

May 28, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

A trip out west, an exploration of the American Dream, and an investigation of what that means right now. As he tells us, “I’ll worry about yesterday tomorrow; I’m trying to get through today.” ‘Western Soul’ makes […]

Gangstagrass invite UK fans to “find community in our antifascist celebration” in November

May 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

The Brooklyn-based hip-hop-bluegrass band Gangstagrass have announced a return to the UK in November 2025 for what they describe as “many awesome Gangstagrass parties!” The five-piece band, who have been blazing their particular trail since 2007, […]

Interview: Chatham Rabbits can pull from a hatful of songs

May 28, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

It’s hard to pin down and stamp a genre like a Notary Public would on Chatham Rabbits. The husband-and-wife duo of Austin and Sarah McCombie started out in bluegrass and old-timey music, but they have taken […]

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 Premiere: Shelby Means “Million Reasons”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Richmond Fontaine

Todd Adelman “Western Soul”

Gangstagrass invite UK fans to “find community in our antifascist celebration” in November

Interview: Chatham Rabbits can pull from a hatful of songs

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”