Live Review by Chaz Brooks. Rating: Four stars The Transatlantic Sessions have become something of an institution and this was the 9th annual event at London’s Royal Festival Hall, tickets for which sold out well in advance. The house band led by fiddle maestro Aly Bain and dobro […]
“It’s good to be back in Guildford” says Courtney Marie Andrews, playing solo in Guildford on a whistle-stop media tour of the UK in advance of the release of her next album May Your Kindness Remain in March. Three nights previously Andrews had picked up the award for […]
Live Review Chaz Brooks. Rating: Four stars Female Americana supergroup I’m With Her wowed an enthusiastic sell-out audience at London’s Bush Hall with a polished performance featuring tracks from their forthcoming debut album See You Around and numbers from their back catalogue. I’m With Her is comprised of […]
Live Review by Chaz Brooks — Five Star Rating This was a different audience to most country gigs. Everybody was very smartly dressed and had made a special effort. Well, this was the London Palladium darlings. Beforehand I was standing in the upstairs bar near two couples on […]
I have become quite obsessed with Ashley Campbell’s music since the release of her debut single A New Year off her forthcoming album The Lonely One which will be released March 9th (Just in time for C2C). A New Year has that sort of wintery, magical jingle which […]
The Adelaides are the UK’s new country super vocal group to be. UK country fans may already be familiar with Paris Georgia and she is joined by Abi Philips and Alicia Alba to create The Adelaides. The Adelaides made their live show debut at Country Music Week in […]
NEW ALBUM MAY YOUR KINDNESS REMAIN, OUT MARCH 23 Cool country singer Courtney brings a gospel groove, ending up midway between Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston NME (Best New Tracks) Courtney Marie Andrews is a born troubadour LINE OF BEST FIT Indie country star Courtney Marie Andrews […]
+ PERFORM ALONGSIDE IMELDA MAY, MUMFORD AND SONS & ROBERT PLANT Friday 02 February: Last night, folk-Americana band The Wandering Hearts picked up the coveted ‘Bob Harris Emerging Artist’ award at the UK Americana Awards 2018 – a prize hand-picked by the music legend himself. The awards ceremony […]
Vibrant Nashville-based Americana duo The Grahams (pronounced Grams) announce extensive February-March 2018 UK tour previewing material from two eagerly anticipated projects due later this year – their new studio album produced by Richard Swift (Black Keys, Arcs, Shins), and continuing their adventurous exploration of the USA – this […]
“Musical explorer” Robert Plant gets the gongs at UK Americana Awards. At a star-studded gala evening Robert Plant was awarded the UK Americana Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Plant also picked up the Best Selling Americana Album award for Carry Fire and stole the show performing a majestic slow […]
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