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Classic Americana Albums

Americana UK takes you through the classic albums of the genre

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Robert Earl Keen “A Bigger Piece of the Sky”

June 15, 2022 Clint West 5
‘A Bigger Piece of the Sky’ is Robert Earl Keen’s third studio album released in 1993 on Sugar Hill Records. Any discussion of Keen’s best album invariably boils down to shoot out between this and its […]
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Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: The Costello Show “King Of America”

June 8, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 2
‘King Of America’ was Costello’s follow up, after a two year hiatus, to ‘Good Bye Cruel World’, a nadir which was described by the beloved entertainer as his “worst album” and which was little loved by […]
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Classic Americana Albums: John Prine “In Spite of Ourselves”

June 1, 2022 Emily Dongray 1
In spite of throat surgery – one of the all-time greatest collaborative albums. In April 2020, the americana community on both sides of the Atlantic was saddened by the news that at age 73, John Prine […]
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Classic Americana Albums: The Hacienda Brothers “The Hacienda Brothers”

May 25, 2022 David Jarman 3
There are many reasons to suggest an album has classic status, sometimes it’s an album with iconic status, by an internationally acclaimed artist, sometimes it’s an album that seems to encapsulate much of what we love […]
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Classic Americana Albums: Wilco “Sky Blue Sky”

May 18, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 2
From the opening delicate notes of ‘Either Way‘ to the closing chords of ‘On and On and On’, “Sky Blue Sky” signalled Wilco’s intent to develop into an even more interesting and arresting band than the alt […]

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Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

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Ismay “Half Truth”

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Hollow Hand announces new album for September and UK Tour

July 14, 2026 0
Hollow Hand, the project of Brighton’s Max Kinghorn-Mills, steps out of the bedroom on Wish Road South, recorded live as a trio after touring with MJ Lenderman and Caitlin Rose. The album comes out on the […]
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Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn

July 14, 2026 0
Babehoven, the Hudson, NY-based project of singer/songwriter Maya Bon and producer and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Albert, have announced their new album, I See Them, I See Me, due 18th September 2026 via Double Double Whammy. I See […]
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Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”

July 14, 2026 0
Majestic debut from Virginia songwriter with a fascinating true backstory. When it comes to musical inspiration, a musician’s life is integral to what music he or she makes. For Brennan Gilmore, that inspiration comes from a […]

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  • Hudson NY duo Babehoven to release third album in the autumn
  • Brennan Gilmore “My Name Is Daniel Leek”
  • More People Really Should Know About: James Hodder
  • Ismay “Half Truth”
  • Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm
  • Video: Alex Southey “Green Sunday” – a constant giving-in
  • For The Sake Of The Song: Roger McGuinn “Car Phone”
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

July 13, 2026 0
Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1
Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]
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Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3
Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

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Merry Hell “Let The Music Speak For Itself”

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Essential album for lovers of folk music that can proudly sit among the great albums of that genre. In an age the general public, as we are led to believe, only listen to a song for […]
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Michael Rank “Red Hand” (Louds Hymn, 2016)

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Michael Rank continues ploughing his exceptionally productive furrow which has seen him release six albums in four years. His previous offering, 2015’s ‘Horsehair’ was described by No Depression as “a superb album” while Americana Music Show […]
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Video: Michael Robert Murphy “Prometheus Fountain”

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Check out this solo single from Liverpool’s Michael Robert Murphy, former frontman of Wicked Whispers.  ‘Prometheus Fountain’, featuring The Coral’s Paul Molloy, is an absorbing song featuring bright instrumentation that raises up Murphy’s dreamy, melodic vocal […]

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