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Artwork for Jay Pollmann album"One Day Older None the Wiser

Jay Pollmann “One Day Older None the Wiser”

May 27, 2021 Richard Phillips 0

Footstomping, bluesy goodness from South Ontario. Neil Young sung of a town in North Ontario, Jay Pollman, hailing from the steel town of Hamilton in South Ontario could well do the same with minor geographic alterations. […]

Jay Pollmann “In The Land Of Standing Water And Sunken Cars” – Listen

March 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Jay Pollmann could be described as a restless soul – since his last EP he’s steered a singular path: putting music on hold and getting a factory job, deciding that wasn’t for him so quitting, selling […]

View from Across La Manche #20 – from our own correspondent

Columns

December 7, 2023 0

It’s so hard to say Au Revoir, so let’s just say Hors d’Oeuvre. Autumn arrived with something of a bang a few weeks back. On October 16th it was 28C and bright sunshine, on October [...]

Bluegrass Briefs – Hildaland, The Joy River’s Special Band, Mighty Poplar, Cory Walker

Album Reviews

December 7, 2023 0

It sometimes takes a while to build up a few suitable releases to feature in Bluegrass Briefs, but when the good stuff comes along, it’s worth waiting for. Hildaland’s debut album ‘Sule Skerry’ could easily [...]

Album Reviews

Desert Life “Let It All Pass”

December 7, 2023 0

A record that contemplates lost love, our place in the universe and, as the Welsh would say, expresses a powerful sense of hiraeth. Hailing from Tenby in Wales, Desert Life comprise two multi-instrumentalists Chris Swales [...]

Tracks

Track Premiere: S/J “Never Win”

December 7, 2023 0

Today’s premiere here on Americana UK is the fourth single from Seth Jude Richard, who records as S/J, ‘Never Win‘ will be available everywhere tomorrow via Thousand Islands Records, but it’s right here right now. [...]

Videos

Video Premiere: Helen Townsend “Battlefield”

December 7, 2023 0

Here is the dramatic video premiere of ‘Battlefield’, the latest single from Australian singer-songwriter Helen Townsend. Her performance is as emotional as her lyrics are powerful in this deeply evocative song. She sings, “Love is [...]