2025 – Page 271 – Americana UK

Judy Blank to release new album on Rounder Records

May 6, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Eclectic artist Judy Blank has announced the release of her third album and her debut for Rounder Records, “Big Mood”, on 22nd August 2025. Blank has also announced a series of tour dates in Europe and […]

A Different Thread come “Over Again” for massive tour and album release

May 6, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

North Carolina based Americana duo, A Different Thread, have announced details of their third album “Over Again” set for release on September 2nd, along with a UK summer tour, offering fans the opportunity to hear songs […]

Paul Brady “The Archive”

May 6, 2025 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

The definitive, hugely entertaining background exploration of why Paul Brady’s music matters so much. For any diehard Paul Brady fans, this album can only mean that – as the saying puts it – Christmas has come […]

Gianni Tbay's The Blues Againsy Youth album front

Gianni Tbay “The Blues Against Youth”

May 6, 2025 Andy Davidson 0

Azzurri blues. Gianni Tbay was mentioned recently in Rick Bayles’ Vox Continental feature, which reviewed Tbay’s sixth album, “As The Tide Gets High and Low” (2022) and says this new one is “also impressive, but with […]

The Mayflies USA “Cabbage Town” – not about cabbage patch kids

May 6, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

A band name that really does beg the question, “Who are The Mayflies?” Well, we can tell you that The Mayflies USA is a power-pop band formed in 1996 in Chapel Hill. The band have just […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

September 28, 2026 0

This time, Bluegrass Briefs features music from around the world and all across the Bluegrass tradition, from the rough and rowdy Scottish ways of Sociograss to the almost classical music of Triple Fiddle from Minnesota and […]

artwork for Jack Browning album "Painted Skies"

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

September 28, 2026 0

London-born singer-songwriter draws on wide Western canvas to create solid sophomore release. Jack Browning’s debut album, Red Eye Radio (2023), may have flown under the AUK radar, but Keith Hargreaves recently clocked the imminent release of […]

Year: 2025

Judy Blank to release new album on Rounder Records

A Different Thread come “Over Again” for massive tour and album release

Paul Brady “The Archive”

Gianni Tbay “The Blues Against Youth”

The Mayflies USA “Cabbage Town” – not about cabbage patch kids

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival 2026, 30th September – 4th October

Richard Thompson “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” – it’s a kind of magic