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Interview: Jerry Leger

November 15, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

There are many adjectives you could use to describe Jerry Leger, but one word that immediately springs to mind is “prolific”. ‘Time Out For Tomorrow’, released on the 8th of November, is the 9th studio release from […]

Interview: Ferris & Sylvester

November 14, 2019 Andrew Frolish 2

Issy Ferris and Archie Sylvester formed a duo in 2016 and, since then, have released a string of critically acclaimed singles and EPs, including 2018’s ‘Made in Streatham’, which was recorded in the kitchen of their […]

Interview – Forrest Van Tuyl

October 28, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Forrest Van Tuyl (aka An American Forrest) spends six months of the year working as a cowboy on the trails of some of the remotest wilderness areas of Oregon and the other six months writing and […]

Interview: Luke Tuchscherer

October 25, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

‘Carousel’, the new solo album by UK singer-songwriter Luke Tuchscherer, is a stripped-back record that stands in marked contrast to his previous release, the full-on rocking ‘Pieces’ on which he was accompanied by his band The […]

Interview: Nils Lofgren

October 22, 2019 Andrew Frolish 1

Nils Lofgren, one of the world’s great guitarists, is a musician’s musician. He has shared a stage or a recording studio with the likes of Neil Young, Crazy Horse, Lou Gramm and Ringo Starr and for […]

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Book Review: Amy Rigby “Girl To Country: A Memoir”

April 24, 2026 0

The second volume of Amy Rigby’s memoirs picks up the story where we left her in Girl To City. The earlier book was “set in a ramshackle twentieth century New York world of homemade clubs and […]

Taj Mahal “Wild About My Lovin'” –

April 24, 2026 0

And so we reach the end of all star week here at the Tracks section of Americana UK – did we not mention that it’s all star week at Tracks? We figured you’d notice. Taj Mahal’s […]

Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Summer Rain”

April 24, 2026 0

The gorgeous Summer Rain is the latest single from folk duo Jo Bartlett and Neil Haydock. There is the perfect confluence of three elements: wistful, yearning music; sensitive, narrative lyrics; and a visual, which is steeped […]

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0

At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0

Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

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Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0

Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

Album Reviews

Anthony D’Amato “At First There Was Nothing”

September 22, 2022 0

New Jersey may be a fundamental influence, but Utah has added a fine refresh. Anthony D’Amato has finally released his first full-time album in 6 years, ‘At First There Was Nothing’, though in the intervening period […]

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Thorp Jenson “Odessa” (Independent, 2017)

December 14, 2017 0

Springsteen-tastic! Petty-rific! Okay, Virginia’s Thorp Jenson (aka Chris Ryan) isn’t the first musician to wear their influences proudly on their sleeve. It’s certain that he won’t be the last either. So the fair thing to do […]

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Sam Llanas “Return of the Goya – Part 1” (Llanas Music, 2018)

June 27, 2018 0

As this review was being submitted, news broke in the USA of allegations about Sam Llanas made by Tessa Neumann, stepdaughter of BoDeans frontman Kurt Neumann. Graphic and detailed, they go back to when Kurt Neumann […]

Interview: Jerry Leger

Interview: Ferris & Sylvester

Interview – Forrest Van Tuyl

Interview: Luke Tuchscherer

Interview: Nils Lofgren

Book Review: Amy Rigby “Girl To Country: A Memoir”

Taj Mahal “Wild About My Lovin'” –

Video Premiere: Jo Bartlett & Neil Haydock “Summer Rain”

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