2025 – Page 276 – Americana UK

More People Really Should Know About: Jonathan Peyton

April 30, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 2

Jonathan Peyton hails from Woodstock, Georgia. At the age of 16, he borrowed an Epiphone Les Paul guitar and tried to learn ‘Stairway to Heaven’, playing his first show aged 20. The church played a big […]

Richard Thompson: The Eric Morecambe Centre, Harpenden – 25th April 2025

April 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

There are gigs, and then there are memorable gigs. And then there are surprise gigs – and this was one such, being found after a casual search to see what was on at Harpenden Public Halls, […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Taff Rapids, The Seldom Scene, Merle Travis, The SteelDrivers, Chicken Wire Empire, EZRA

April 30, 2025 Tim Martin 0

Bluegrass is a truly multinational genre these days, as Taff Rapids demonstrate. Bands like The Seldom Scene and Chicken Wire Empire are pushing the boundaries while still respecting the traditions of Bluegrass past. That past is […]

Album cover art for Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, Long After The Fire

Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill “Long After The Fire”

April 30, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

Even “Long After The Fire”, Peterson and Cowsill are finding sparks in the Americana embers. Husband and wife duo Vicki Peterson, of The Bangles fame, and John Cowsill, drummer for The Beach Boys and member of […]

Will Clark “Battle Of Blair Mountain” – the struggle goes on

April 30, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

One of the things that seems to be a constant in the world is that some men (and it’s mostly men) see no problem with accruing more and more wealth to themselves on the back of […]