2025 – Page 264 – Americana UK

The Song Remains: David Johansen (1950-2025)

May 13, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

David Johansen was a man of many guises: lead singer for the glam-rockers The New York Dolls, lounge lizard in his Buster Poindexter act, the wisecracking Ghost of Christmas Past in the movie “Scrooged” and simply […]

Jeff Karoub And Garrison Corner “Come Back To Ourselves” – could we return to reason?

May 13, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Detroit singer-songwriter Jeff Karoub, but he’s been working both on his songs and the sound in his arrangements. Take ‘Come Back To Ourselves‘, which is a soulful plea […]

Video: Regina Ferguson “Montana Special: Lucky”

May 13, 2025 Andrew Frolish 2

Here’s something a little different for today’s daily video slot. Accompanying Regina Ferguson’s song ‘Lucky’ is a short film that tells the story of the song, featuring master luthier Ren Ferguson, known for his work with […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Chatham County Line “The Carolinian”

May 12, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Chatham County Line (CCL), the four (now three) piece string band from Raleigh in North Carolina, have had a pretty impressive career, starting with their self-titled debut on Bonfire Records in 2003 through to their latest […]

The Song Remains: Wizz Jones (1939 – 2025)

May 12, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Davey Graham…the great guitarists of the British folk boom of the 1960s are leaving us one by one and now, sadly, we have to add Wizz Jones to that number. Very much […]