2025 – Page 347 – Americana UK

The Long Road ends the long wait by announcing first wave of artists

February 25, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Bucking the trend, the festival is planning its biggest year yet! “The Long Road Festival, a celebration of Country, Americana, Roots, Folk Rock music, and culture”, returns to the impressive grounds of Stanford Hall in Leicestershire […]

artwork for Sunny War album "Armageddon In A Summer Dress"

Sunny War “Armageddon In A Summer Dress”

February 25, 2025 Graeme Tait 0

A hauntingly majestic follow-up to her 2023 breakthrough album. Having released one of the best albums of 2023 with “Anarchist Gospel”, Sunny War (a.k.a. Sydney Ward) spent much of the following year on the road, opening […]

Suzanne Vega “Rats” – the vermin are everywhere

February 25, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Suzanne Vega has a new tour upcoming – well hooray! It’s in the States, and a couple of dates in Germany. Well, that’s not particularly useful for the beating heart of Vega fandom in the UK. […]

Video Premiere: See Night “NYC Coats”

February 25, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the video premiere of the latest single from LA-based See Night, the musical project of guitarist and singer-songwriter Linda Sao. “NYC Coats” is a raw, stripped-back song that reflects the simple, heartfelt subject matter in […]

Book Review: Alan Tyler “How To Never Have A Hit: The Confessions of an Unsuccessful Singer-Songwriter”

February 24, 2025 Mark Underwood 2

The epiphany for writing this book occurred while Alan Tyler was listening to random recordings of the Complete Hank Williams on the Bakerloo Line on the London Underground. Chancing upon the audio of ‘How To Write […]