View from Across La Manche #19 – From Our Own Correspondent – Americana UK
Mattress bug. Scale to human hand. Mattress bugs and Broomsticks. There was quite a lot of noise, lately, in regards to the mattress bug drawback […]
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Toria Richings on being fired up for Nashville’s AMERICANAFEST – Americana UK
Credit: Peter Metro Travel opened her eyes to roots music and Australia helped develop it into her own style. Inspired initially by Neil Young and […]
Neil Young “Heart of Gold” – BBC Studios, 1971 – Americana UK
“Americana? Isn’t he really a rock guy?” some of you might say. Sure, some of the time, maybe most of the time. But when he […]
Neil Young and Waylon Jennings “Bound for Glory” – Americana UK
In last week’s Chain Gang Helen Jones served up the wonderful Jaime Wyatt, ably assisted by Shooter Jennings. For my connection this week I’ve turned […]
Joshua Radin on what the world is telling him – Americana UK
Credit: Minna Ýr Jóhannsdóttir Honesty is not only the best policy, it is the only way to write music and live your life. Joshua Radin […]
Lukas Nelson on his UK and Ireland tour and The Hokey Pokey – Americana UK
Photo credit: Shervin Lainez “Sticks and Stones” is designed to be played live and for audiences to have fun, dance and shed a few tears. […]
Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 91 – Americana UK
wikimedia Commons Thank God for Easter ( works on several levels..)! Creaking my way towards the end of term has been a mixed blessing tinted […]
Elvis Costello “Cowgirl in the Sand” Queen Elizabeth Theater, Vancouver, 2010 – Americana UK
Costello and Young have got history through the former’s appearances at the latter’s Bridge concerts even appearing on stage together to rip up ‘Down By […]
Ian Tyson (1933 – 2022) – Americana UK
A real Canadian cowboy who was also a folk, country rock, and country pioneer. Canadian cowboy, rancher, and musical icon Ian Tyson died on 29th […]
2022 in the Rear View Mirror – Americana UK
Photo: D. James Goodwin And it has become a cliché now – this has been a weird year. But if you say that at the […]