Features
The top 10 Lori McKenna songs
I first discovered Lori McKenna in maybe little of an unusual way: while you may only know Mandy Moore as an actress, or have a vague memory of her limited success in the UK as a […]
Alison Krauss
Features
What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…?
This week in our occasional series in which we ask the Americana UK staff writers and contributors to give us a handle on the what, whys and wherefores that got them into the genre, Tim Martin […]
News
Er… Alison Krauss to receive arts award from POTUS
Well this beats finding out that George Bush Jr. had the Thrills on his iPod. Alison Krauss has been chosen to receive the National Medal of Arts which will be presented by President Trump on Thursday […]
AmericanA to Z
AmericanA to Z – Alison Krauss (and Union Station)
In the first run through the alphabet of Americana we focused on some artists who weren’t particularly big names. For the start of this pass at the A to Z we are looking at someone with […]
News
New Cash tribute album features Jayhawks, Mellencamp and others
Legacy Recordings have announced the release of ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ – a collaborative album consisting of songs created from Johnny Cash’s unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters set to music by an array of artists on […]