Americana UK

Wayward Jane live at the Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln, 18th May 2024

Live Review: Wayward Jane + Julia Waldron, The Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln – 18th May 2024

May 30, 2024 0

This evening’s headliners, Wayward Jane, were making their first visit to the renowned folk club at the Village Hall, Nettleham, just outside Lincoln, but as is usual for this esteemed venue there was a healthy turnout […]

Katherine Priddy announces 2025 dates as the pendulum keeps swinging upwards!

May 30, 2024 0

The brilliant Katherine Priddy is keeping the momentum going following her recent album release and tour success by booking more dates for your diaries. The highly fought-over AUK competition prize of two tickets to one of […]

Alberta Cross to release re-imagined “The Thief and The Heartbreaker”

May 30, 2024 0

Alberta Cross have announced plans to release a reworked version of their 2007 debut ‘’The Thief and The Heartbreaker’’ later this year featuring a wealth of musical collaborations from as yet unnamed friends (with one notable […]

Book Review: Willy Vlautin “The Horse”

May 30, 2024 0

On Richmond Fontaine’s 2016 ‘You Cant Go Back if There’s Nothing to Go Back To’, the album cover has a solitary, decrepit horse, standing forlornly in a landscape offering little comfort. It is a moribund picture but […]

Video: Robert Vincent “The Hard Way”

May 30, 2024 0

Robert Vincent’s latest single, ‘The Hard Way’, follows a headline tour and three shows supporting the legendary Robert Plant. Beginning with a light, strum, ‘The Hard Way’ grows into a powerfully emotive song, featuring one of […]

Essentials

Essentials: The Top Ten Laura Cantrell Songs

Nashville-born Laura Cantrell moved to New York to study English at Columbia University. There, her great interest in music blossomed although she was initially involved in indie rock with the band Bricks rather than the [...]
Features

More People Should Really Know About: John Kilzer

Some songs get their hooks into you, and that’s true of John Kilzer’s ‘Sleeping in the Rain‘, an unfolding set of stories about addictions and a glance at the back stories that each substance abuser [...]
Interviews

Interview: Lynn Drury on “High Tide”

What is NOLAmericana and why is it needed. Singer-songwriter Lynn Drury is a stalwart of the New Orleans music scene, and to bring more attention to an overlooked aspect of New Orleans music she has [...]
Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Amy Speace “The Sea & The Shore”

“Amy Speace is on a roll. Each new release has brought an expansion of her voice and art, and she has reached the level of absolute mastery. Folk music doesn’t get any better than this”. [...]
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Tom Russell “Who’s Gonna Build Your Wall?” – Late Night with David Letterman, 2007

What can you say about Tom Russell that hasn’t already been said either by critics, fellow musicians and songwriters, along with some of the most esteemed wordsmiths of our generation: “Best songwriter of my generation” [...]

More People Should Really Know About: John Kilzer

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Some songs get their hooks into you, and that’s true of John Kilzer’s ‘Sleeping in the Rain‘, an unfolding set of stories about addictions and a glance at the back stories that each substance abuser proffers […]

American Aquarium “Crier” A blazing take down of toxic masculinity

May 29, 2024 0

American Aquarium bring the heat with their new single, ‘Crier’. A blazing takedown of toxic masculinity, this is the first single from their new Shooter Jennings-produced collection ‘The Fear of Standing Still’. “It’s a song about […]

Live Review: The Handsome Family + Frontier Ruckus, Union Chapel, London – 21st May 2024

May 29, 2024 0

A grey overcast London and rain threatening – to some that might seem the perfect accompaniment to a night with The Handsome Family with their dark and twisted tales – and in a church no less. […]

Leif Vollebekk announces new album and UK/Europe tour dates

May 29, 2024 0

Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leif Vollebekk has announced his new album, ‘Revelation’, which is set to be released on 27th September 2024 on Secret City Records. The new release will be available in digital, CD and […]

Volume Five “County Wishing Well” – Longing for simpler days at home

May 29, 2024 0

We haven’t had a chance to feature the Bluegrass prowess of Volume Five for a while, but they have a new single ‘County Wishing Well’ out which beneath its jolly exterior carries some bitter-sweet memories with […]

Video: Robert Vincent “The Hard Way”

May 30, 2024 0

Robert Vincent’s latest single, ‘The Hard Way’, follows a headline tour and three shows supporting the legendary Robert Plant. Beginning with a light, strum, ‘The Hard Way’ grows into a powerfully emotive song, featuring one [...]
American Aquarium “Crier” A blazing take down of toxic masculinity

May 29, 2024 0

American Aquarium bring the heat with their new single, ‘Crier’. A blazing takedown of toxic masculinity, this is the first single from their new Shooter Jennings-produced collection ‘The Fear of Standing Still’. “It’s a song [...]
Volume Five “County Wishing Well” – Longing for simpler days at home

May 29, 2024 0

We haven’t had a chance to feature the Bluegrass prowess of Volume Five for a while, but they have a new single ‘County Wishing Well’ out which beneath its jolly exterior carries some bitter-sweet memories [...]
Video: The Decemberists “Oh No!” (Live from Hallowed Halls)

May 29, 2024 0

Check out this absorbing new song from The Decemberists. ‘Oh No!’ was recorded live at Hallowed Halls in Portland, Oregan and it’s a joy to see these talented players at work. With atmospheric baritone saxophone [...]
Video: Natalie Del Carmen “The Highway”

May 28, 2024 0

Natalie Del Carmen hits ‘The Highway’ in her new video filmed in Los Angeles valley. Shot in black and white Del Carmen is seen strolling through the hillside performing the song. This is the second [...]

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