Matthews Southern Comfort

Continental Shift 6. Netherlands

January 23, 2025 Rick Bayles 4

This is our sixth and final article in this series about European americana and we’ve arrived in the Netherlands, probably the most established americana market in continental Europe. Looking back over the other articles, there are […]

Interview: Eric Devries on “Traveler’s Heart”

December 10, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Dutch americana is alive and well with the help of the Song and Dance Band. The Dutch music scene has always been heavily influenced by the music of the UK and America and has produced artists […]

Matthews Southern Comfort “The Woodstock Album”

July 27, 2023 Paul Kerr 2

A nostalgic blast from Iain Matthews who sings 15 songs of peace, love and understanding which were performed at Woodstock. It’s fitting that Iain Matthews’ latest version of Matthews Southern Comfort revisits the legendary Woodstock Festival […]

Interview: Dutch americana artist and member of Matthews Southern Comfort Eric Devries

May 3, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

How the Beatles and punk rock lead to Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, and Steve Earle. Every now and again Americana UK takes a look at americana in one of our European neighbours to make sure […]

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