June 2017 – Page 20 – Americana UK

Ron Sexsmith, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 24th May 2017

June 12, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Late spring London was showing off its finery on an exceptionally warm evening, whilst Lori Cullen was inside the Islington Assembly Hall as opening act for Ron Sexsmith, singing her light jazzy songs – some of […]

Video: Ron Pope “Bad for Your Health”

June 12, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From the album Work, out on August 18th comes this great song and fun video from Ron Pope. He’ll be over in the UK in November too.

Nathan Oliver “Head In The Sand” (Potluck Foundation 2017)

June 9, 2017 Keith Hargreaves 0

This 20 minute EP takes the listener back to a time when fuzzed guitars and shoegazing was not considered the social misdemeanour it is perhaps considered today (despite its reflowering this summer) . Nathan White IS […]

Steve Mayone “Sideways Rain” (Janglewood Records, 2017)

June 9, 2017 Paul Kerr 0

Brooklyn based Steve Mayone is one of those artists who generally get on with it. It being his daily graft as a musician, working with a host of others and finding time to release a series […]

Todd Adelman & The Country Mile “Time will tell” (Porch Lantern Music, 2016)

June 9, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

On his sixth studio album country-roots rocker Todd Adelman has a preoccupation with the passage of time, ageing and the myriad changes in his homelands. These missives from rural America are set to a traditional country-rock […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 0

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Month: June 2017

Ron Sexsmith, Islington Assembly Hall, London, 24th May 2017

Video: Ron Pope “Bad for Your Health”

Nathan Oliver “Head In The Sand” (Potluck Foundation 2017)

Steve Mayone “Sideways Rain” (Janglewood Records, 2017)

Todd Adelman & The Country Mile “Time will tell” (Porch Lantern Music, 2016)

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”