Daisy Innes

Essentials: The Top 10 Jason Isbell Songs

May 8, 2025 Daisy Innes 18

Jason Isbell is no hidden secret. The Alabama native is undeniably one of our most talented songwriters and sits somewhere between the Southern Gothic of William Faulkner and the character-driven narratives of John Prine. Finding his […]

Album cover art for Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill, Long After The Fire

Vicki Peterson & John Cowsill “Long After The Fire”

April 30, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

Even “Long After The Fire”, Peterson and Cowsill are finding sparks in the Americana embers. Husband and wife duo Vicki Peterson, of The Bangles fame, and John Cowsill, drummer for The Beach Boys and member of […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – The Byrds

April 23, 2025 Daisy Innes 18

If there’s something that I really can’t live without, it’s California country rock music. As I’m sure every contributor to Americana UK does, I listen to music endlessly, and most of that sits within the country […]

Live Review: Ian Prowse, The Waterfront, Norwich, 28th March 2025

April 4, 2025 Daisy Innes 2

In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the classic Amsterdam hit, ‘Does This Train Stop At Merseyside?’, Ian Prowse is riding the rails across the UK. The fifth stop of an extensive tour saw him stopping […]

Album artwork for Ian M Bailey's album Lost In A Sound, 2025.

Ian M Bailey “Lost In A Sound”

March 7, 2025 Daisy Innes 0

An impressive ten-track musical trip through a starry desert night. As with previous releases from Lancashire-based Ian M Bailey, the psychedelic cosmic country influences of greats like Gram Parsons and David Crosby are evident on “Lost […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

August 6, 2026 0

Here’s the sound of the summer; Marianne is upbeat folk from singer-songwriter Karl Bray. Featuring guitar from Paul Phillips, former member of Pooh Sticks, Marianne opens with a light strum before the song settles into its swaying […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

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