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Shaina Hayes “Kindergarten Heart” – the pressures of modern life

February 26, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Shaina Hayes, the Quebec singer-songwriter, has released her second album ’Kindergarten Heart’ on 23rd February. The final single to be released from it is the title track, a lightly bouncy song where the lyrics slot into […]

Sarah Gillespie “Half Cut” – not all change is good

February 26, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

It’ll be mere moments after hearing Sarah Gillespie’s vocals on this, the title track from her new album, that you’ll understand why she attracts Tom Waits comparisons – although, you know, Rickie Lee Jones would also […]

Adam Harpaz “Those Words You Don’t Mean” – A self-reflective anthem

February 23, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Independent singer-songwriter Adam Harpaz returns with a self-reflective anthem, ‘Those Words You Don’t Mean’. The new single is available now on all streaming services. This song kicks off a year of new releases and touring for […]

The Flowers Of Indulgence “One Man’s Loss” – Dylan rediscovered

February 23, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Not every song by Dylan is well known, and when it comes to ‘One’s man Loss‘ only available through dodgy Bootlegs, and then finally on the official Bootleg Series Complete Basement Tapes release, it’s really safe […]

Shannon Vetter “Boundaries Baby” – you left me, remember?

February 22, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Boundaries Baby‘ is the latest recently released single from Shannon Vetter, taken from their upcoming album ‘Holding Pattern‘ out March 1st. The album finds the masc-presenting non-binary Vetter trying out a wide palette of musical styles […]

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 1

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 […]

Features

Pick of the Political Pops: Robyn Hitchcock “Television”

September 4, 2020 0

Here in Americana-UK Towers we have recently renewed our television licence. It cost us a grand sum of fifty-three quid since The Editor is too tight to let us have a colour TV and we make […]

Album Reviews

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”

September 8, 2026 0

Out of tragedy comes a fitting album imbued with the spirit of the band’s co-founder. Back in May 2021, we featured a poignant interview in these pages with Bloodkin co-founders Danny Hutchens and Eric Carter. It […]

News

Video premiere: Ginger Wildheart “Paying It Forward”

February 19, 2018 1

Omg this is catchy. Ginger Wildheart (no relation to Baker) releases his new album ‘Ghost In the Tanglewood’ on 2nd March on the Graphite label and he’s shared with us this morning the video from the next […]