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Live Reviews

Syncing Americana – A panel discussion at the AMAUK conference

April 3, 2024 Peter Feldon 1
OK, we promise this is the last of our ramblings garnered from the AMAUK’s January shindig. While it is the showcase gigs and the awards show which get all the attention, industry movers and shakers get […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Christina Martin, Green Note, London, 7th March 2024

March 19, 2024 Peter Feldon 2
The Green Note is a purveyor of fine music from many of the genres with their origins in the 20th century –  and Christina Martin’s songs weave through several of them. Some of the songs on […]
Reviews

AMAUK AmericanaFest Conference: “Finding Lucinda” film screening – 23rd January 2024, Hackney

March 4, 2024 Peter Feldon 0
It’s been a month since the AMAUK held their annual Americana Fest. We mentioned the awards here but mopping up our coverage our reviewer attended a screening of director Joel Fendelman’s film Finding Lucinda which was […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: The War and Treaty + Foreign Affairs, Omeara, London – 1st September 2023

September 13, 2023 Peter Feldon 0
 The headliners exploded onto the stage with a barrage of songs including ‘Lover’s Game’ from their latest album and culminating in a cover of ‘Proud Mary’ with a performance that left the audience gasping. More songs […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Julian Taylor + Michele Stodart, Water Rats, Kings Cross, London, 3rd August 2023

August 11, 2023 Peter Feldon 1
A great show that went from troubadour to rock star. Julian Taylor and his band (the core of the AMA-UK 2023 Awards house band) were a revelation for those who saw him performing solo earlier this […]

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

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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 […]
Album Reviews

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0
The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]
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Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0
Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits
  • Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”
  • Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers
  • Greg Freeman announces new album and UK dates
  • All-star line-up for Bob Harris event announced for Royal Albert Hall in December
  • Live Review: Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes + Riley Catherall, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey – 25th July 2026
  • Clayton Denwood “Looking for a Road”
  • Ferris & Sylvester “The Game” – going back to the beginning
  • Video: Inland Isle “White Collar Breakdown” – a dark fantasy about AI
  • Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider
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  • Graeme Tait: Lol. Sorry, Alan, I knew as soon as I'd chosen to cover Tom Waits for this feature you'd be a…
  • Alan Peatfield: OK, Graeme - just one observation ... the obvious one. "As a songwriter he is right up there; on the…
  • Graeme Tait: Hi Alan. Glad you approve. It was an excellent gig.

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Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0
Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]
Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

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Neil Young posts Facebook update on his new album

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This is from Uncut this afternoon: “Neil Young has provided an update on his latest studio album. Young has reunited with Promise Of The Real for the new album. The band, headed up by Lukas Nelson, have their own […]
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Blue Cactus “This Kind Of Rain” – insert twelth night quote…

February 25, 2025 0
Just to be clear, this is not an unprovoked attempt to stake a claim for the Americana UK territory that we call The Video Section – no way man.  In fact it is nothing less than […]
Book Reviews

Book Review – Philip Watson “Bill Frisell: Beautiful Dreamer”

March 15, 2022 0
An encapsulation of the diverse music, if not quite the life, of a major American musician. In an article in August 2020, about notable acoustic guitar players, I threw in a wild card with Bill Frisell. […]

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