Taj Mahal

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band “Time”

June 10, 2026 Dean Nardi 0

Stylish new record proves that all vintage music isn’t found by bargain-hunting in a secondhand shop. It was only two decades ago that Taj Mahal fans could set their watch by a new Phantom Blues Band […]

Taj Mahal “Wild About My Lovin'” –

April 24, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

And so we reach the end of all star week here at the Tracks section of Americana UK – did we not mention that it’s all star week at Tracks? We figured you’d notice. Taj Mahal’s […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 217 “The Lowdown”

January 12, 2026 Keith Hargreaves 0

I’m not one for promoting corporate things, but I must make an exception for the Disney series “The Lowdown” which features Ethan Hawke and a wonderful cast of supporting players as it unfolds a tale of […]

Cajun Corner – The Stones Go Cajun!

June 30, 2025 Rick Bayles 3

It has been a while since we had anything to report in Cajun Corner, but we’re back with something really exciting. June 25th 2025 would’ve been the 100th birthday of the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier, […]

Railcard “Unstable Neighbour” – let’s get on, ok?

August 6, 2026 0

Railcard’s new single from their debut album Two Steps At A Time, is a softly sunny power pop take on a common problem – the unreasonable person who lives next door. Tell us about it. Although […]

Video: Karl Bray “Marianne”

August 6, 2026 0

Here’s the sound of the summer; Marianne is upbeat folk from singer-songwriter Karl Bray. Featuring guitar from Paul Phillips, former member of Pooh Sticks, Marianne opens with a light strum before the song settles into its swaying […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]