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Pierce Edens “A Life In Trade”

September 8, 2023 Joe Graham 0

Turmoil, rumination, peace and contemplation on pastoral yet spiky fifth record. ‘A Life In Trade’ is the fifth album from North Carolina musician and craftsman Pearce Edens. The album found its origins in Edens’ embrace of […]

Live review: Wilco + Courtney Marie Andrews, The Forum, London – 30th August 2023

September 8, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Not a huge venue, not The Harpa in Reykjavik, but still a beautiful venue nestling in amongst the train tracks and Victorian semis of North London. The last time this correspondent caught Wilco in a venue […]

Sandy Bailey “Daughter of Abraham”

September 8, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

Some interesting perspectives. Bailey describes this self-produced, ten-song collection as incorporating elements of gospel blues, soul and classic Americana and says her songwriting comes from her identity as a single, 40-something, biracial mother, living and working […]

Folk Roundup – Nuala Kennedy, Joel Paterson, Rachael Kilgour, Rupert Wates, McDermott & North, Kim Moberg

September 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s the latest in Americana UK’s roundup reviews – you’ve been thrilling to Bluegrass Briefs, and you’ve also thrilled to AUK Shortcuts and now, at last, you can get all fired up with excitement for Folk […]

Ashley Harding “Spoon Music”

September 7, 2023 Paul Russell 0

Accomplished debut from Welsh story-telling trailblazer. Debut albums are always fascinating beasts – inevitably an abundance of songs to choose from, the challenge of constructing the right song order, and the hope that the album resonates […]

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

September 8, 2026 0

Following a breakthrough period that saw major festival appearances, BBC Radio support and the release of her debut album Lost En Route, singer-songwriter Sorrel Nation returns with her second album, Creeping Thyme. The record will be […]

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

September 8, 2026 0

Quirky, gentle release from San Francisco Bay area songwriter and musician. Angle of Repose is the fifth album from Bay area Blaine Todd, a newcomer to our site, but a release with a resonance with many […]

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

September 8, 2026 0

There are, of course, countless reasons why we love attending gigs and feeding on the buzz that only live music can give. On the Americana circuit that we inhabit in these pages, often at smaller and […]

Pierce Edens “A Life In Trade”

Live review: Wilco + Courtney Marie Andrews, The Forum, London – 30th August 2023

Sandy Bailey “Daughter of Abraham”

Folk Roundup – Nuala Kennedy, Joel Paterson, Rachael Kilgour, Rupert Wates, McDermott & North, Kim Moberg

Ashley Harding “Spoon Music”

Sorrel Nation will release sophomore album next month

Blaine Todd “Angle of Repose”

More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer

Live Review: The Felice Brothers, 100 Club, London – 2nd September 2026

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”