Martyn Joseph – Americana UK

Video: Martyn Joseph “Albert’s Place”

February 10, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Tremendous. ‘Albert’s Place’ from Martyn Joseph is an example of three key elements: quality songwriting, absorbing performance and the power of music, both to connect people and to convey great feeling. His voice is full of […]

Martyn Joseph “1960”

January 10, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Life, talk to me about life. Four decades into his career Martyn Joseph delivers his 23rd album, and it finds the Welsh singer-songwriter in a reflective mood, taking an assessment of the changes in his life […]

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 [...]