April 2017 – Page 18 – Americana UK

The Life And Times Of The Brothers Hogg “Celestial Emporium” (TLATOTBH, 2016)

April 11, 2017 David Cowling 0

After listening to this record for a week I assumed it had been made by a bunch of hillbilly misfits from somewhere like Harlan County. I was taken aback when I found it came from the […]

Thad Kopec “The Shadow and the Caster” (Independent, 2017)

April 11, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

I found myself thinking of Ursula Le Guinn’s Earthsea, where young magician Ged unwittingly unleashes a dark shadow which pursues him relentlessly – until he finally faces up to it and discovers it is a part […]

RS Country streams entire Chris Shiflett album ahead of release

April 11, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This is becoming a bit of a habit but a welcome one! RS Country reports: “A case could easily be made that Chris Shiflett is the busiest (and most hyphenated) man in rock & roll. However, […]

Holly MacVe + Will Stratton, St John on Bethnal Green, London E2 – 6th April 2017

April 11, 2017 KC Vines 0

Holly MacVe is 21. She grew up in Ireland, Yorkshire and Brighton yet she creates lonesome country songs hewn from the bedrock of Hank, Emmylou, Joni, Tammy and KD along with that of Lana Del Rey. A […]

Video: Ha ha Tonka “Everything”

April 11, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A great video for a great song from Ha ha Tonka taken from their new album Heart Shaped Mountain out now on Bloodshot Records.

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Month: April 2017

The Life And Times Of The Brothers Hogg “Celestial Emporium” (TLATOTBH, 2016)

Thad Kopec “The Shadow and the Caster” (Independent, 2017)

RS Country streams entire Chris Shiflett album ahead of release

Holly MacVe + Will Stratton, St John on Bethnal Green, London E2 – 6th April 2017

Video: Ha ha Tonka “Everything”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”