2025 – Page 36 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Claire Hawkins “Wants Me Back”

November 25, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the video premiere of ‘Wants Me Back’, the latest single from New York singer-songwriter Claire Hawkins. The song was written during Hawkins’ time as an Artist-in-Residence at the Odyssée Artist Residency Program in Canet-en-Roussillon, France, […]

Gillain Wwelch @ Jazz Fest, New Orleans, 29 April 2007

For the Sake of the Song: Gillian Welch “Everything Is Free”

November 24, 2025 Helen Jones 2

It’s hard to remember now, but there was a time in the early-00s when music piracy was the hot topic. At the turn of the millennium, Metallica member Lars Ulrich famously took the free file-sharing service […]

Caught Light: Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers on time, trust and the art of letting go

November 24, 2025 John Lee 1

As we meet, Tony Dekker is sitting outside a café in Vancouver, Canada. It’s a fitting setting for a conversation with the Great Lake Swimmers’ frontman – calm, thoughtful and quietly attuned to the world around […]

The Pleasures live at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey - 15th November 2025

Live Review: The Pleasures + Andrew Leahey, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 15th November 2025

November 24, 2025 Graeme Tait 2

The contribution made by Australian artists to the Country and Americana music scene worldwide is far too often overlooked, particularly on this side of the pond, yet they have produced some of the finest musicians and […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 211 “Distractions”

November 24, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 2

Following last week’s brief posting, there might be a bit more meat on the bones this week, so to speak. Given the size of my right leg, there’s plenty to go around as the swelling reminds […]