2026 – Page 42 – Americana UK

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Bluegrass Briefs Wayward Jane, Eugene Tyler Band, Izaak Atlas Schwartz, Johnny Bell, Hayman, Watkins, Trout And Lee

June 17, 2026 Tim Martin 0

We’ve commented before about how wide the range of bluegrass is now, and this time is no exception. From Scotland, we have something based on Celtic Folk, A New York bluegrass power trio, and a new […]

lucky break “Made It!”

June 17, 2026 Paul Russell 0

Glorious indie vibes from New Yorker on confident debut. The spirit of Liz Phair, Fiona Apple and the late great Jill Sobule emanates from this fantastic first record, and these eleven songs show Emma Gerson (aka […]

Track Premiere: FINN “Oh Mary”

June 17, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

Today’s track premiere comes from Australia’s FINN, a band anchored by the brothers Mark and Luke Finn. Oh Mary comes from their tenth album Control, and features regular band members Terry Hart (multi-instrumentalist), Jeremy Staples (bass), […]

Video: Miles Hewitt “Fortune and Her Orchestra” – divided as the moon

June 17, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Brooklyn-based Miles Hewitt has released an excellent new single, Fortune and Her Orchestra. Directed by Wes Ellis and Hewitt himself, the cinematic video takes us through vast, unpopulated landscapes, the bright lights of the city at […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Americana Tracks by the least likely suspects

July 23, 2026 2

Before you shout at me remember this is supposed to be fun…. I have opened up and bared my soul on a couple of occasions about my past as a teenage rocker in the 1970s, with […]

Ed Askew “The Final Painting”

July 23, 2026 0

Profound, moving and beautiful reveries on posthumous release from ‘Outsider Folk’ poet. Ed Askew was a New York artist, poet, songwriter and genuine underground legend. Having first broken through with his self-titled album in 1968 (subsequently […]

artwork for Conway Savage album "Too Dark To See"

Conway Savage “Too Dark To See”

July 23, 2026 0

Posthumous tribute to impressive solo career of former Bad Seeds member. For Nick Cave’s many devoted followers, this anthology of the solo work of Conway Savage is likely to be a must-have addition to their collection. […]

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