Lucinda Williams

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan to be celebrated in Ace compilation featuring a myriad of stars

April 8, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan are to be celebrated by artists such as Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Randy Newman, Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Leonard Cohen, Lee Hazlewood, Brian Wilson and Laura Nyro as part of […]

The Last Waltz encore 25th November 1976

The Top 10 Americana Songs Of All Time: Chas Lacey

March 12, 2026 Chas Lacey 2

The devil may have all the best tunes but six months and many songs down the line from this feature’s inaugural selection, the erudition and impeccable taste of my esteemed colleagues mean that many of the […]

Album cover artwork for "Unhinged" by Sophie Gault

Sophie Gault “Unhinged”

February 25, 2026 Andrew Raw 2

Colourful and energetic country-rock done with verve. Unhinged is Sophie Gault’s third album after Delusions of Grandeur (2022) and 2024’s Baltic Street Hotel. The title comes from her own view of herself: “I’m unhinged and a […]

Live Review: Lucinda Williams + Ben De La Cour, The Barbican, London – 3rd February 2026

February 11, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

On this, predictably, wet and sleety night The Barbican became the centre of the Americana world, as the official Number One Greatest Americana Artist was set to take the stage with her band. There was a […]

Lucinda Williams “World’s Gone Wrong”

February 6, 2026 Paul Russell 0

Superb caustic diatribe on modern times from seasoned artist. We live in troubled times and one of the most honest and up front critics and musical commentators on the prevails of the difficult times we live […]