2026 – Page 48 – Americana UK

Ben Chapman “Feet On Fire”

June 11, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0

Country rock and soul combine to fine effect on Ben Chapman’s latest release. In 2019, David Hepworth published the latest in his excellent sequence of books about rock music, and the stars and rascals who purveyed, […]

Interview: Dirk Powell on “Wake” and bridging modern and age-old roots music

June 11, 2026 Martin Johnson 2

Dirk Powell is a special kind of musician, someone who, through family connections, knows and understands both Appalachia and Cajun music, and is at the same time comfortable with modern music technology. He has won four […]

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Alex Amen “Sun Of Amen”

June 11, 2026 Ian C Rothery 0

The immediate retro vibe transports you through space and time into the canyons, mountains, streams and the windmills of your mind. One of the wonderful, and indeed miraculous, attributes of this mysterious thing called music is […]

Daniel Isaiah “Old Ram’s Horn” – mix of ginseng, deer horn, and other secret herbs

June 11, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

We head now to Montreal (and if you think you’ve hit on this week’s theme, then you’re probably right) for a new song by Daniel Isaiah taken from his album Western Medicine. It’s an album that […]

Video: Marc Ridge “I’m So Tired” – comparison is the thief of joy

June 11, 2026 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the video for I’m So Tired from U.S. Army veteran Marc Ridge. Born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, Ridge began performing in bars from 16 years old, engaging audiences with well-known covers and accomplished originals. […]

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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