June 2026 – Page 23 – Americana UK

Jackson Browne press conference September 1997

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Jackson Browne

June 10, 2026 Andrew Lefley 6

I can already hear the cries, “Jackson Browne, a bad album – what heresy is this.” After a moment, though, those same voices say more reflectively, “Well, there is his recent output,” or “Well, there was […]

Various Artists “Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow – Words And Music Tom Waits And Kathleen Brennan”

June 10, 2026 Jonathan Hincks 2

Bang on target: 19 shells from the Waits and Brennan cannon. Since Tom Waits’ last studio album, Bad As Me (2011), apart from the odd reissue and a contribution to Marc Ribot’s Songs Of Resistance 1942 […]

Other Brother Darryl “Hey Yeah Hey”

June 10, 2026 Peter Churchill 0

Harmonies to the fore in Boston eight-piece’s swift sophomore album. You would have to be of a certain vintage to recognise where Boston-based Other Brother Darryl may have garnered their moniker. If it means nothing, it […]

Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]

CR & The White Lights head back to their roots on latest album “My Old Self”

June 10, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

New Jersey outfit CR & The White Lights have announced that their latest album, My Old Self, will be released on July 17th. This is the follow-up to 2023’s The Ghosts Are Coming Home, which was […]

Something for the long weekend: Dolly Parton “Here I Am”

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Well that’s it from us for this week, and what a sad week it’s been for not just the americana and country communities but for, well human decency. Plaudits can be cloying when someone moves on […]

Chris Murphy “Songs From the Trees”

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A strong storytelling album, highlighted by good songs, exemplary playing and a fascinating soundscape. Chris Murphy was born into an Irish-Italian family in New York, growing up surrounded by a wide range of traditional music such […]

Classic Clips: Poco “High And Dry” – The Midnight Special, 1975

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On January 24, 1975, Poco appeared on The Midnight Special, the popular late-night musical variety show that ran during the 1970’s. One of the six songs they performed that evening was High and Dry, an energetic […]

Month: June 2026