2025 – Page 99 – Americana UK

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Teenage Fanclub

October 1, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

Teenage Fanclub were formed in Glasgow in 1989 by guitarists Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley, drummer Francis Macdonald and bassist Gerard Love. Blake, McGinlay and Macdonald had all initially been in the same band, the Boy […]

Artwork for Nicki Bluhm album "Rancho Deluxe"

Nicki Bluhm “Rancho Deluxe”

October 1, 2025 Bryan Bance 1

A timeless collection of songs rooted in the here and now. Nicki Bluhm knows a thing or two about life on the road having dedicated the better part of two decades as an itinerant musician. With […]

My View: AI for art’s sake

October 1, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything. ~ The Sound of Music The electronic music synthesiser provides a powerful tool for the composer or musician because he can reproduce or create […]

Bombadil “How The Moon Got Back Home”

October 1, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0

Lunar adventures sparkling with acoustic folk and harmonies. Bombadil (no relation to The Bombadils) have been making music for two decades. Several band members have come and gone, but the core has remained constant. These are […]

Live Review: Sid Griffin, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – 21st September 2025

October 1, 2025 Lyndon Bolton 0

Sid Griffin needs no introduction to these pages. Whether as co-founder of The Long Ryders, founder of The Coal Porters, solo artist, or with others and a frequently published writer, readers will know something of this […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

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 […]

Year: 2025

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Teenage Fanclub

Nicki Bluhm “Rancho Deluxe”

My View: AI for art’s sake

Bombadil “How The Moon Got Back Home”

Live Review: Sid Griffin, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – 21st September 2025

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

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

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

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”