Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller “Around My Head”

May 9, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Classy stylings with the lightest of touches from Portland songsmith. ‘Around My Head’ is Portland, Oregon-based Jacob Miller’s second album after 2019’s ‘This New Home’. Between the two releases, he gained a significant audience in America by […]

Video: Rachel Fannan & Jacob Miller “Sacred Regard”

October 4, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The entrancing ‘Sacred Regard’ features gentle guitar and the delicately understated vocal combination of Rachel Fannan and Jacob Miller. Fannan and Miller bring out the best in one another, creating a contemporary folk gem. The blend […]

Interviews

Interview: Wesley Stace AKA John Wesley Harding on touring the UK after a 15-year absence

April 16, 2024 1

A continuum of songs, novels, opera and variety shows. There was a time in the ‘80s when Demon Records seemed to be a beacon for good music in the UK with its reissues and new releases […]

Interviews

Interview: The Wandering Hearts on “Mother”

April 2, 2024 0

Adapting to the post-pandemic world and rediscovering the essence of the band. A lot has changed in the music industry since Americana UK last chatted with The Wandering Hearts when we were coming out of the […]

Interviews

Interview: Ferris & Sylvester on “Otherness”

March 26, 2024 0

Mix a dollop of Dolly Parton, Peter Green and Frank Sinatra with a bit of hip hop. Things have been very hectic for married couple Ferris & Sylvester since the success of their debut album. They […]

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 46

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague, who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 28

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Jacob Miller “Around My Head”

Video: Rachel Fannan & Jacob Miller “Sacred Regard”

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Old 97s “American Primitive”

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Americana One Two Three

Book Review: Elijah Wald “Jelly Roll Blues”