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Diana Jones “Better Times Will Come – Reimagined & Remastered”

April 17, 2023 Paul Kerr 1

Diana Jones’ reissue of her 2009 classic scrubs up well and remains a powerful listen. How to improve on near perfection? That’s the conundrum posed when one is confronted by Diana Jones’ latest album, a reconfigured […]

Joe Normal “Public Works”

April 17, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

Not so much Heartland Rock as Heartland Pop. This is a strange album. A set of songs with decidedly blue collar, all hail the Working Man lyrics, set to a sort of Springsteen Lite backing. It […]

Jake Ybarra “Something In The Water”

April 14, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0

Debut album full of polished songwriting gems. Jake Ybarra (pronounced e-Bar-a) is a singer-songwriter hailing originally from Greenville, South Carolina. His 4 track EP ‘Basement Songs’ came out in 2020, and saw him quickly gathering a following, […]

Chris Williams “Something From Nothing”

April 14, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On ‘Something For Nothing,’ Chris Williams and his collaborator Kid Reverie come up with a high-quality independent surprise. The fact that different musical genres keep seeping into Americana is nothing new. It is up to the […]

artwork for The Rifters album "The Enchanted World"

The Rifters “The Enchanted World”

April 13, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

Enchanting fifth studio album that exquisitely captures the beauty and variety of the New Mexico landscape. The Rifters are a trio made up of Jim Bradley on bass and vocals, Don Richmond on a varied selection […]

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0

Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 0

Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1

Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]

Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0

The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]

Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2

Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

Cajun Corner

Cajun Corner – Moon Mullican Tribute Album coming

November 10, 2022 1

Musicians pay tribute to the King of the Hillbilly Piano Players. Louisiana Swamp Blues queen, Marcia Ball, said of Moon Mullican “Moon Mullican was the link between the down-home Louisiana music I grew up with and […]

Album Reviews

Octoberman “Chutes”

September 19, 2025 0

Warm, analogue-produced record of intimate indie-folk storytelling. This is Octoberman’s seventh full-length long player. It was recorded live in the studio on analogue equipment, direct to two-inch tape, without the aid of click tracks or screens. […]

Tracks

Jessi McNeal “In Between” – Listen

August 6, 2019 0

What is Jessi McNeal in-between? Well the clear voiced country-folk singer is between youth and….maturity. We can relate to that. It’s sort of the theme of her new album ‘The Driveway’ (out on August 16th) where […]