Howe Gelb

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Paul Kerr

January 11, 2024 Paul Kerr 7

As has been mentioned many times before in this feature, there’s a conundrum at the heart of it. First off, what on earth is americana? Well, for this piece, it’s whatever I decide fits the bill. […]

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The Colorist Orchestra with Howe Gelb featuring Pietra Brown “Not on the Map”

August 31, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

An intriguing mix of Southern Gothic Americana and avant-garde minimal experimentation. Howe Gelb has a long pedigree of adventurousness and pushing boundaries within the genre and this album made with the Colorist Orchestra, as well as […]

Video Premiere: The Colorist Orchestra & Howe Gelb “Sweet Pretender” (feat. Pieta Brown)

August 10, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The collaboration between The Colorist Orchestra and Howe Gelb is shaping up to be one of the most intriguing, absorbing albums of the year. We are delighted to premiere the video for ‘Sweet Pretender’, the latest […]

Essentials: The top ten Howe Gelb albums

June 24, 2021 Paul Kerr 3

When we started this ‘Essentials’ series we stated we would be delving into the back catalogue of prominent Americana artists and bringing you our estimation of either their top ten albums or their top ten tracks. […]

Introducing “Shuffle”

February 25, 2021 David Cowling 3

Long-time AUK writer David Cowling returns with a new fortnightly column as he digs into his collection of leftfield americana. There are moments in my life when I have connected directly with a song or a […]