2026 – Page 186 – Americana UK

Sky Smeed “Live at Rock House”

February 13, 2026 Helen Jones 0

A treat for longtime fans, Smeed showcases his raw talent with an intimate and engaging acoustic live performance. It’s fairly expected that a live album will contain an artist’s most well known songs, along with maybe […]

Love – is it all there is?

February 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

You know by now that we never miss a chance to have a themed Track special if we possibly can, and what could be more special than Valentine’s Day with all that it entails? It offers […]

Classic Clips: Tom Russell “The Last Time I Saw Hank” – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, 16th September 2017

February 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 1

Tom Russell is one of the great Americana troubadours with a back-catalogue that goes yay far, all the way back to 1976 and numbering 29 studio albums. This song is from the 2017’s “Folk Hotel” and […]

Book Review: Jay Nachman with Graham Parker and The Rumour “Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind”

February 13, 2026 Paul Kerr 0

A bridge of sorts between the faded pub rock scene and the about-to-emerge punk explosion, Graham Parker’s debut album “Howlin’ Wind” was an extraordinary debut, which saw the singer/songwriter lauded at the time. Sounding like an […]

Preview: Blues guitarist extraordinaire Samantha Fish heads to UK for dates

February 13, 2026 Mark Whitfield 1

As regular readers will know, our delicate ears can’t cope with too much noise these days but one artist we are prepared to turn our hearing-aids up for is Kansas City, Missouri’s Samantha Smith who in […]

Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

July 22, 2026 0

Have Gun, Will Travel is the name of the band with the emphasis on travel. Not so much touring all over the world, but exploration, whether in their three concept albums or the songs written for […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Peter Case

July 22, 2026 0

First things first, Peter Case has had a long and distinguished career and judging by the quality of his latest releases, he shows no signs of slowing down. By last count, as a solo artist, he’s […]

Album cover artwork for "Bury Deep My Heart" by Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves

Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves “Bury Deep My Heart”

July 22, 2026 0

Old-time country with dark and passionate words given a modern update with electronica. Owen Lake is the alter ego of Jeff Snyder, Director of Electronic Music at Princeton, and Bury Deep My Heart is his second […]

Year: 2026

Sky Smeed “Live at Rock House”

Love – is it all there is?

Classic Clips: Tom Russell “The Last Time I Saw Hank” – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, 16th September 2017

Book Review: Jay Nachman with Graham Parker and The Rumour “Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind”

Preview: Blues guitarist extraordinaire Samantha Fish heads to UK for dates

Interview: Have Gun, Will Travel is constantly evolving – What a concept!

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Peter Case

Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves “Bury Deep My Heart”

Andrew Farriss “The Prospector”

Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil “I Won’t Let Go” – a jingle-jangle morning