AmericanA to Z
AmericanA to Z: Old Crow Medicine Show
I was privileged to see Old Crow Medicine Show as an unknown emerging band in the UK, when they stole the show at Cambridge Folk Festival in 2004. I caught them at the Mojo press tent, […]
Articles by David Jarman
Album Reviews
Lynn Miles “We’ll Look For Stars” (Independent, 2020)
‘We’ll Look For Stars’ is the 15th album from Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Miles, who featured last month in our ‘Forgotten Artists’ feature. Perhaps overlooked rather than forgotten, as our writer suggested, this album demonstrates again what […]
Album Reviews
The Orange Circus Band “Whistle in the Dawn” (Independent, 2020)
The Orange Circus Band are a Bluegrass/Americana collective based in Kent, but proclaiming roots in Virginia, USA, and this influence is plain to see in their new release ‘Whistle in the Dawn‘, which boasts an instrumental […]
Features
AUK’s Chain Gang: Guy Clark “Instant Coffee Blues”
Last week’s Chain Gang entry ‘Such Great Heights‘ by Iron and Wine leads me to a song featuring, alongside coffee to deal with its after-effects, the aforementioned wine. Guy Clark’s ‘Instant Coffee Blues‘ features on his […]
Album Reviews
Layla Kaylif “Lovers Don’t Meet” (Canopus, 2020)
Layla Kaylif is a new kid on the block, in the Americana realm at least. With releases dating back to 1999’s ‘Shakespeare in Love‘, a pop success in the Middle East and South East Asia, the […]