May 2026 – Page 19 – Americana UK

Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

May 14, 2026 Paul Russell 0

Daniel Tashian is a legend in Nashville. He’s a deeply respected songwriter, he’s a solo artist with six albums to his name, he’s been in two superb bands, and he’s the go-to guy when you want […]

Thin Lear “Many Disappeared”

May 14, 2026 Richard Parkinson 0

Thin Lear’s tales of death and loss sweetened by delectable pop melodies. New York-based Matt Longo, aka Thin Lear, grew up writing short stories, and that narrative style pervades his Many Disappeared album. Longo says he […]

Live Review: Albert Lee, Union Chapel, London – 7th May 2026

May 14, 2026 Richard Parkinson 1

It turned out that Albert Lee’s show on 7th May was the first time he had been inside Union Chapel, and it’s certainly a larger venue than those he has been playing in London recently. By […]

Angelo De Augustine “Angel In Plainclothes”

May 14, 2026 Paul Russell 0

Life-affirming collection from Sufjan Stevens cohort. It’s incredibly distressing, but there have been some heartbreaking news stories recently of musicians experiencing life-changing ailments and the ensuing pain and anguish they experience trying to recover. This is […]

Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

May 14, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

It was all going so well, wasn’t it? We had a theme – a great theme – running through this week’s Tracks and now we’ve gone and thrown it all away. Alas. Alack. Oh well, let’s […]

Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “The Standing Stones”

September 14, 2026 0

Standing Stones – enigmatic traces of the long past dwellers in these lands. People with their own culture, their own way of looking at the world – and even though they are long gone these remaining […]

Margo Cilker “Little White Cross”

September 14, 2026 0

An album which leads from a concept rooted in despair which ends as hopeful observations of life and its shifts. Margo Cilker says of her third album; “You could definitely call it a concept record.” Recorded […]

Oil & Whiskey Musical, The Old Red Lion & Playhouse - 3rd September 2026

Live Review: Oil & Whiskey, The Old Red Lion & Playhouse, London – 3rd September 2026

September 14, 2026 0

On a night when another of the summer’s heatwaves was still in full sway, the auditorium of this pub theatre saw temperatures soar even higher as a packed house witnessed a piece of musical theatre that […]

Month: May 2026

Interview: Daniel Tashian on being a reluctant band leader and the joys of songwriting collaborations

Thin Lear “Many Disappeared”

Live Review: Albert Lee, Union Chapel, London – 7th May 2026

Angelo De Augustine “Angel In Plainclothes”

Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “The Standing Stones”

Margo Cilker “Little White Cross”

Live Review: Oil & Whiskey, The Old Red Lion & Playhouse, London – 3rd September 2026

Elaine Palmer announces Autumn UK tour

Ewan Macintyre & Herding Cats “On These Islands We Sing”