The second UK Americana Awards winners included Lewis & Leigh, Sam Outlaw, Yola Carter, Sturgill Simpson, Van Morrison, Albert Lee, Margo Price & Chris “CJ” Hillman. AMA-UK’s Lifetime Achievement Award went to Richard Thompson with Wildwood Kin picking up the Bob Harris Emerging Artist Award.
Hamish Napier and Adam Sutherland’s brought their off-the-cuff musical musings, Nae Plans, to a packed and enthusiastic house. Together with Jenn Butterworth, Laura-Beth Salter and Steve Foreman they also brought a flavour of those famous late night sessions to an early-evening Glasgow audience.
Tompkins Square have announced the reissue of a rare 1975 Private-Press LP by Philip Lewin. The debut album Am I Really Here All Alone, was described by Jeff Conklin (WFMU) as “a loner folk masterpiece; accidentally psychedelic, lit by heartbreak and timeless in its sadness and hope.”
Hailing from St. Louis, MO, now based in Nashville, we have a new track to share from Emily Roig’s forthcoming album Refuge, due for release on 10th March.
Last year, Robert Vincent became the first recipient of the Bob Harris Emerging Artist Award for the UK Americana Music Association. On the evidence here, he’ll be needing more room in the trophy cabinet.
The Genders of Indian Music is an exhibition and concert exploring the different qualities and energies that men and women have brought to the evolution of Indian music. The concert features Uday Bhawalkar, Chirangana Agle-Reshwal, Manjiri Asanare Kelkar and Sanjay Deshpande.
The latest video from Chris Wood offers a lighthearted look at life on the road for a touring musician. It has one of the most original openings I’ve seen in a while…concerning the Marks and Spencer’s New York Deli Pastrami Sandwich.
Derek Gripper walked onto the Celtic Connections stage with a cheery nod, acknowledging the welcome from the audience, took a seat, relaxed with one ankle resting on the other knee, and proceeded to play the most beautiful, enchanting guitar music you will ever hear.
Watch the new video from Benjamin Folke Thomas for his new single Copenhagen 30/6. Taken from his forthcoming new album Copenhagen, which by all accounts, is his best yet…and that’s saying something!
Modern-day musical alchemists – accordionist, Anne Niepold and hurdy-gurdy player Gregory Jolivet – join as a duo for the first time for their new project Nautilus. Don’t miss their UK concert dates which kick off this month.
Glasgow-based trio Wildings (Jennifer Austin, Sarah Hayes and Fiona MacAskill) charmed the Celtic Connections audience from the outset and was a testament to the creative relationship enjoyed by this trio.
Flood & Burn is Sean Taylor’s eighth album in just over ten years, and he continues to get better and better. It is a highly accomplished and well-rounded addition to what is already a hugely impressive body of work, and Taylor has quietly become one of our most valuable and unique songwriters.
