New label Clubhouse Records are set to make their first release on March 15th with a compilation of UK based Americana from some of the genre's favourite names, and freshest upcoming talent.

Clubhouse specialise in British roots and country music and clearly know their stuff, the hand picked selections on DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE - A Collection of UK Americana Volume 1 range from the toe-tapping-tastic to the wistful and winsome, yet remain perfectly congruous.

We especially like The Cedars, the bird-like vocals on Phoenix are captivating, and Thunder River by The Epstein is a softly sung beauty... Lay Me Down (To Rest, To Sleep) by Mat Gibson & The Fallen Hearts has us itching to don a chequered shirt and a pair of steel caps and throw down some country shapes.

The UK Americana scene is fantastically vibrant, ever increasing in popularity and this eclectic collection really showcases the cream of the crop.

We hear that the launch party is going to be quite the event too... Clubhouse will be announcing a giveaway for two tickets so keep an eye on their website!

 

Legendary portraitist Mike Disfarmer was a resident studio photographer in Heber Springs, Arkansas.

In the defining times in which the Great Depression yielded to World War II, he captured the faces of the American heartland.

80 years on, introduced to Disfarmer's work by an acquaintance, guitarist Bill Frisell set to work scoring a slideshow of the photographer's images.

Frisell's "21st-century string band" was made up of mandolin, fiddle, acoustic bass and his own electric guitar.

The album Disfarmer, which incorporates his unique use of Americana — folk, country and western, became part of The Disfarmer Project and has gone on to receive widespread critical acclaim.