Michael Cleveland

Video Interview: Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on “Be Right Here”

February 22, 2024 Martin Johnson 2

25 years as a band and still going strong. Americana UK interviews have proved popular with our readers and after long discussions at AIK Towers, we have decided to publish some future interviews on video to […]

Bluegrass Briefs – March 2023

March 10, 2023 Tim Martin 1

For our second look at the world of Bluegrass we are stretching the definition a little, with a couple of albums that sit as close to contemporary country as to traditional Bluegrass. The first album however […]

Americana UK’s Shades Of Love

February 14, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Aah…Valentines’ day. A sanctioned day for an outpouring of loving sentiment, a day to make any self respecting flower judder at the thought of being cut. Commercialism! And, anyway, there are 364 other days each year […]

Interview: Michael Cleveland on spreading his musical wings beyond traditional bluegrass

January 24, 2023 Martin Johnson 4

If you want to be one of the best bluegrass fiddle players you need to start playing at age four. Michael Cleveland is a 12-time IBMA Fiddle Player Of The Year and a Grammy Award-winner who […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Video Interview: Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on “Be Right Here”

Bluegrass Briefs – March 2023

Americana UK’s Shades Of Love

Interview: Michael Cleveland on spreading his musical wings beyond traditional bluegrass

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album