Something epic from Cumbrian singer-songwriter Laura James.
Author: Jeremy Searle
Deputy Editor & Videos Editor at Americana UK, promoter at Greenbird Promotions, writer for R2 and Maverick magazines, possessor of more CDs than is entirely decent and inveterate hoarder.
Video: Sean Rowe “Gas Station Rose”
A powerful song from Sean Rowe, taken from his latest album New Lore which will be released in April.
Video: Alison Krauss “Losing You”
The lovely new single from Alison Krauss’s first solo album for seventeen years, Windy City, schedule for release in March.
Video: Two Ways Home “Take My Hand”
A nice slice of alt.country from London duo Two Ways Home.
Video: Sarah Darling “Halley’s Comet”
Taken from her new album, Dream Country, out on February 10th, this is a lovely song about following your dreams.
Video: David Luning “Driftin'”
From his album Restless, out now, a properly hooky bit of rock’n’roll from David Luning.
Video: Alex Rex: “The Screaming Cathedral”
The Trembling Bells man with a typically thought-provoking and not a little disturbing song and video, from his solo album Vermillion, out on April 28th.
Video: Andrew Combs “Dirty Rain”
Taken from his forthcoming album Canyons Of My Mind, out on April 7th from Loose, this is an epic and powerful song with an equally powerful video.
Video: The Bible “Crystal Palace”
It’s the 30th anniversary of Boo Hewerdine forming The Bible, one of the great lost bands. This is one of their many great moments.
The Grahams “The Grahams And Friends (Live In Studio)” (Independent, 2017)
If you were to judge an outfit by their friends this American husband and wife duo would rate pretty highly. On this set they rope in Cody & Luther Dickinson from the north Mississippi Allstars, John Fullbright, Sara & Sean Watkins, Kenneth Pattingdale from Milk Carton Kids and Alvin Youngblood Hart to name but a few. Of the fourteen songs here five are taken from the deluxe version of their second album “Glory Bound” (not previously available in the UK) with the remainder coming from “Rattle The Hocks”, a live album and documentary they produced in 2015/16.
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