Lyle Lovett

Lyle Lovett to play UK and Ireland dates

December 6, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Dates will be alongside AMAUK award appearance. Four times Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and actor Lyle Lovett has announced a UK and Ireland tour for January 2025. The live dates kick off on 19th January at […]

UK Americana Music Week 2025 – AMAUK announces conference, showcases, awards and more

December 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

As January comes around it’s time for UK Americana Music Week over a number of venues in Hackney, East London from 20th to 23rd January 2025. The event provides a great opportunity to catch up with […]

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Various Artists “The Tape With No Name”

November 13, 2023 Guy Lincoln 3

For many, in its 70s and 80s heyday, the New Musical Express was a profound force in shaping their musical DNA. Its championing of the snotty nosed punk brats and its ensuing devotion to the new […]

Artwork for Nanci Griffith tribute 'More Than A Whisper' on Rounder Records

Various Artists “More Than A Whisper: Celebrating The Music Of Nanci Griffith”

September 18, 2023 Richard Parkinson 1

A mighty and entirely merited salute to a giant of americana. Nanci Griffith would have turned 70 in July 2023 had she not died in August 2021 after a long illness. To celebrate her life and […]

VERSIONS: “Anyhow, I Love You”

September 8, 2023 Andy Davidson 3

Martin Johnson recently ranked Guy Clark at the top of his greatest ever americana artists list. The next available evening found me playing my favourite Guy Clark song and watching the documentary ‘Heartworn Highways’. And going […]