Amythyst Kiah

Transatlantic Sessions 20th anniversary tour revealed

November 18, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

The Transatlantic Sessions concert series celebrates its 20th-Anniversary next year with another diverse version of the format. A fresh cross-generational array of Scottish, Irish and North American-based special guests join the regular all-star instrumental line-up for […]

Americana Music Association UK Awards Launch Party, Omerea, London 8th November 2022

November 9, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

As you can probably imagine, dear regular reader, there is little in this world that Americana UK enjoys more than a party – a bowl of jelly and cream and a lukewarm Vimto is a second […]

Amythyst Kiah “Sugar” – rough cut as well as sweet

May 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Amythyst Kiah is too much musician to be pigeonholed into one small genre sub-section. Sure she’s an old-timey banjoist, sure also an essential part of Our Native Daughters. And a singer-songwriter in her own right. Oh, […]

Amythyst Kiah “Love Will Tear Us Apart” – heading for a blues friday…

January 21, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

One of the features of a great song is that it is malleable, can be reformed and reworked and still stand up as a great song. And ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ is one such, June […]

UK Americana Awards 2022 nominations announced

November 17, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

The annual AMA-UK Music Week is once again taking place in London this coming January 23-27th. The three-day multi-venue festival will showcase over 70 artists from the UK, Europe, America, and Canada and includes talks, industry […]