Brandi Carlile – Americana UK

True Foxes Live at FortyFive Vinyl Cafe, York on 25/04/2026

Live Review: True Foxes, FortyFive Vinyl Café, York – 25th April 2026

May 7, 2026 Peter Thompson 0

True Foxes, the cousins from Cornwall, Amie Parsons on vocals and guitar and Chloe Payne on vocals and bass, were on top form at the FortyFive Vinyl Café in York. Since forming in 2019, True Foxes […]

The Last Waltz encore 25th November 1976

The Top 10 Americana Songs Of All Time: Chas Lacey

March 12, 2026 Chas Lacey 2

The devil may have all the best tunes but six months and many songs down the line from this feature’s inaugural selection, the erudition and impeccable taste of my esteemed colleagues mean that many of the […]

Classic Clips: Allison Russell “You’re Not Alone”- Americana Fest, 2022

November 7, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

The strange thing about the fabulously talented Allison Russell is that we all knew she was a fabulous talent – that goes without saying – through Po’ Girl and Birds of Chicago, as well as Our […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Jonny Brick

October 16, 2025 Jonny Brick 1

Yes, it’s a fool’s errand, but this feature helps contributors like me to express their love for particular songs which, to them, define the nebulous americana genre. My top ten includes some of the biggest names […]

For the Sake of the Song: Brandi Carlile “The Mother”

October 21, 2024 Helen Jones 0

When you say you’re an Americana fan, after trying to explain to people that it’s kind-of-like-country-music but not, you then face the immediate judgement from people that the genre and its fans is made up of […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

Ad for American Beauty album 5th December 1970

For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]