Americana UK

Well that’s it from us for this week – it is unbelievable that 9/11 was a quarter of a century ago. I asked my son what it was the other day and he said “the number to call the police” (which is also depressing given he lives in the UK. I fear the next time there’s an emergency he may not be much use). ANYWAY, we head into the weekend with a new track from Nate Amos ...

Bonnie “Prince” Billy (aka Will Oldham) is no stranger to releasing live albums. Over the past 25 years he’s produced numerous live recordings under his various aliases. This eight-song collection was recorded over two nights at the Pico Union Project in Los Angeles in February 2025, in which Oldham was accompanied b...

The early autumn of 1974 saw a gathering of fans of what later contributed to a slice of the pie known as Americana. The occasion: an all-star concert at London’s Wembley Stadium (the old one) featuring Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, The Band and Jesse Colin Young. The gig came at the end of a run of CSN&Y stadium shows around North America, which had ra...

Clubhouse Records is to release the second album by their newest signing, David Banks, on Friday 25th September. The new album, All The Dreams We Left Behind, is the follow-up to Banks’s 2019 debut, Until the End. Danny Tipping, co-founder of Clubhouse Records, said: “Dave has firmly established his credentials as one of the finest musicians on the UK Am...

Strong collection of road songs on first for new label.

Leon Majcen is the son of Bosnian refugees who grew up in Safety Harbour, Florida, before relocating to Nashville in 2023. He has four independently released albums in his catalogue. The Leaving Kind represents his first release for Nashville label Cloverdale. The album was produced by P...