Features
10 americana songs about horses
Here we have another in the ‘ten‘ series – ten songs with horses as the subject. You might think there would be dozens and for all I know there are – but I certainly spent some […]
Townes Van Zandt
Interviews
Interview: Nero Kane discusses mixing Johnny Cash and Ry Cooder with Italian gothic
Americana can have a very pervasive influence, weaving its magic in ways that may not at first appear obvious. Mixing the influence of Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zandt and the soundtrack work of Ry Cooder with […]
Interviews
How I Write A Song: Karen Pittelman of Karen And The Sorrows
In the second part of this new series for Americana UK, artists from across the genre discuss their approach to song-writing. As part of his between-song patter in his concerts, the late, great Americana singer-songwriter Guy […]
Features
VERSIONS: “Dead Flowers”
Here we are again with a new “VERSIONS” in which our writers examine the whys and wherefores of different artists treatment of the same tune. This time out Clint West puts ‘Dead Flowers’ under the microscope: […]
Features
Pick of the Political Pops: Shammer “Never Tears Before a Goodbye”
This week were overjoyed that Lockdown Mk II will soon be at an end (although as lockdowns go it was a poor relation to Lockdown Mk I – indeed other than the fact that you couldn’t […]