Andrew Lefley

Artwork for Clever Hopes album "Even Gooder Than Tomorrow"

Clever Hopes “Even Gooder Than Tomorrow”

September 16, 2026 Andrew Lefley 0

Masterful songs of grief and wonder on an exceptional album of nuanced folk rock. Clever Hopes is the vehicle for the songs of Andrew Shaver and this is his third album. His first two albums were […]

For The Sake of The Song: Craig Finn “God in Chicago”

August 24, 2026 Andrew Lefley 0

I am sure many of you will know of Craig Finn. The front man with The Hold Steady has been applying his raspy form of talk-singing to their blend of indie punk and heartland rock since […]

Artwork for the Pieta Brown album "Dreamin' Of"

Pieta Brown “Dreamin’ Of”

August 13, 2026 Andrew Lefley 1

New album from a lauded indie-folk performer with poetic lyrics over a nuanced backing. Dreamin’ Of is Pieta Brown’s ninth album and her second recorded with Bon Iver alumni S.Carey and Mike Lewis producing with her […]

Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 Andrew Lefley 0

Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]

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

July 23, 2026 Andrew Lefley 4

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 […]

Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

October 9, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, a week which has felt like a cloud has been hanging over our americana community if we’re being honest for obvious reasons. Don’t forget we still have some […]

The Texas Headhunters “Rise and Shine”

October 9, 2026 0

A heads-down, no-nonsense, sprightly mess of blues. The Texas Headhunters are a three-headed guitar Methuselah consisting of Jesse Dayton, Ian Moore, and Johnny Moeller; coming from road-hardened backgrounds playing in clubs and bars, the outcome is […]

Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007

Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

October 9, 2026 1

In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]

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