Album Reviews
The Pine Hearts “Lost Love Songs”
Pacific North West bluegrass with echoes of punk and funk. The term bluegrass was coined in 1965 for the genre of music created in the ‘40s by Bill Monroe whose backing band was called the Blue […]
Articles by Martin Johnson
Interviews
Interview: Matt North on how drumming and screenwriting made him a songwriter
Get the best, how Matt North got Wilco’s producer, Lucinda Williams’ guitarist, Emmylou Harris’s bassist, and Chris Stapleton’s keyboardist to work with him. There aren’t many singer-songwriters who get to middle-age before starting their solo recording […]
Obituaries
The Song Remains: Hargus “Pig” Robbins 1938 – 2022
Probably the greatest, and definitely the most influential, country music piano player of all time. The piano may be a ubiquitous part of the classic country sound, but this has not always been the case. In […]
Interviews
Interview: Talking Elephant Record’s Malcolm Holmes on his love of folk and ‘70s rock
From Fairport’s Ashley Hutchins and Iain Matthews to echoes of the ‘60s Canterbury Scene. Regular readers of Americana UK interviews will be aware that from time to time we speak to non-musicians who none the less […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Dave Edmunds “Repeat When Necessary”
Echoes of the ‘50s but this music created a new wave with a Rockpile foundation. Dave Edmunds is an obsessive fan of ‘50s rock’n’roll, early ‘60s black and white pop, early R&B and country music, and […]