John Wesley Harding

Live Review: Wesley Stace + Emanuel Ayvas, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, London – 31st August 2025

September 4, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

The UK Met Office designates the 31st August as the end of the meteorological summer, and on a sunny Sunday afternoon I’d usually be out on my mountain bike in the Chilterns, not in a pub […]

Two Men in a Mazda: Perspectives on Wesley Stace’s 2024 Tour of the UK – Part 2

November 12, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 4

In May 2024, I spent two and half weeks with one of my favourite singer song writers, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), on his first UK tour for some time. These two articles provide some […]

Two Men in a Mazda: Perspectives on Wesley Stace’s 2024 Tour of the UK – Part 1

November 4, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 1

In May 2024, I spent two and half weeks with one of my favourite singer-songwriters, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), on his first UK tour for some time. These two articles provide some insights into […]

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

April 16, 2024 Martin Johnson 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 […]

Preview: Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding heads to the UK for May dates

March 27, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2

Born in Hastings in 1965, Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding), took the name of the famous American outlaw, celebrated and misspelt by Bob Dylan, when he began performing in 1988. He adopted the alias while […]

New release from Neal Casal archives due in November

October 6, 2026 0

Book Of Stories (Home Recordings 1998–2003) is a new 12-track collection of previously unreleased songs by Neal Casal, which will be released on 6th November 2026 via the Neal Casal Music Foundation/Blackwing Music/Royal Potato Family. The […]

“A lovely, thoughtful and humorous man” – Americana UK remembers Martin Johnson

October 6, 2026 1

Back in September 2019, I received an email after one of our semi-regular call-outs for new writers to join our team which said: “After 40 years in IT and process outsourcing I am current kicking my […]

Bap Kennedy “Above All, Love”

October 6, 2026 1

Timely release of demos from the late, great Bap Kennedy. In the history of all things Americana, one of the most tragic and sad pieces of news was when one of Ireland’s finest songwriters, Bap Kennedy, […]

Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0

The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]

Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2

Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final track on Maya de Vitry’s 2026 release, but […]

Videos

Video: P.J. O’Connor “Indecisive Moon”

October 22, 2020 0

New York is like a ghost town in the video for ‘Indecisive Moon’, directed by Emmy Award-winner Chris Cassidy. We see P.J. O’Connor busking on the empty streets of the city he loves, performing without an […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: My Girl The River “It’s Gonna Be Alright”

June 30, 2021 0

A new song from My Girl The River is something to celebrate – and ‘It’s Gonna be Alright‘ certainly meets the expectations we’ve learnt to have for this UK based Americana trio. They are singer, guitarist […]

Album Reviews

Bloodkin “Flowers & Ash”

September 8, 2026 0

Out of tragedy comes a fitting album imbued with the spirit of the band’s co-founder. Back in May 2021, we featured a poignant interview in these pages with Bloodkin co-founders Danny Hutchens and Eric Carter. It […]