Grateful Dead

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 7 – Jerry Garcia / Grateful Dead

February 8, 2024 Clint West 1

As our countdown of the Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists gathers pace we reach Number 7. Whilst some of our writers celebrated the Grateful Dead, a couple also honed in on the individual talent and […]

Video: Midnight North “Back to California”

November 30, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out this upbeat, stirring song from Midnight North. ‘Back to California’ has an immediate impact, compelling from the first jangling notes to the last. The song is busy with musical layers, arranged masterfully; it’s rich, […]

Hooray, Hooray it’s November again

November 6, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

If it is November then it must be time for Americana UK to remind you, faithful listener, about the annual Autumnal give-away by Grateful Dead. Yup – it’s ‘30 Days of November‘ time again and yup […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Ljubinko Zivkovic

October 19, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 3

It has been said before (if not always), that creating a list of the top 10 artists ‘ever’ in any genre is almost an impossible task. There are always at least ten more other artists that […]

For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “Ripple”

October 2, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

It is sometimes wrongly assumed that the Grateful Dead’s studio records were mere templates for the live versions of the songs, and while this is certainly true for certain songs, this doesn’t mean they couldn’t capture […]

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

July 24, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Alberta’s Starpainter who this week have officially confirmed their new album, Cayenne Flowerbed, which will be out […]

Artwork for Jenny Reynolds album "Willow and Stone"

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

July 24, 2026 0

Songs on surviving life from an accomplished singer-songwriter, with hints of jazz amongst the folk rock accompaniment. Jenny Reynolds is a singer-songwriter, initially from Boston but now firmly a part of the Texas scene for the […]

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0

End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 7 – Jerry Garcia / Grateful Dead

Video: Midnight North “Back to California”

Hooray, Hooray it’s November again

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Ljubinko Zivkovic

For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “Ripple”

Something for the weekend: Starpainter “Rabbits”

Jenny Reynolds “Willow and Stone”

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

Classic Clips: Patty Loveless and Chris Stapleton “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive” at CMA Awards, 2022

Teenage Fanclub don’t dare to dream on new album and tour this autumn