December 2017 – Page 18

Blitzen Trapper “Wild And Reckless” (Lojinx, 2017)

December 5, 2017 David Cowling 0

The thing which saved Blitzen Trapper from being run of the mill was their embracing of risk: they can be joyous and frustrating, and on this record they are no different, only, in common with their […]

Ralph McTell re-releases “Streets of London” for Crisis

December 5, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Singer-songwriter Ralph McTell has re-recorded his classic song ‘Streets of London’ with a choir made up of clients from Crisis – the national charity for homeless people – and guest vocalist Annie Lennox, to raise money […]

James Summerfield “Doubt” (Say AARGH Records, 2018)

December 5, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Birmingham man James Summerfield’s sixth album both conforms to and belies its title. Conformity comes from the earlier songs, where he explores and, I fear, chronicles from personal experience, struggles with mental health. But as things […]

Video: Blitzen Trapper “Joanna”

December 5, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From Blitzen Trapper’s excellent new album Wild & Reckless comes this dark and desperate song about sexual assault and murder that has a lot to say about what justice truly is.

Mary Gauthier to Lead AMA-UK songwriting workshop 2018

December 4, 2017 Mark Whitfield 2

Mary Gauthier has been announced as leading the AMA-UK Conference Songwriting Workshop 2018 in Hackney in January. Held on the second day of the conference, the Songwriting Workshop is described as “an opportunity to delve in to […]

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

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Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

News

GospelbeacH announce final album “Wiggle Your Fingers”

February 15, 2024 0

And it’s goodbye from them with a final flourish. Los Angeles group GospelbeacH have announced details of their final album “Wiggle Your Fingers” which arrives on 26th April through Curation Records. The new full-length recording finds […]

Tracks

Glorietta “Losers Lament” – Listen

September 3, 2018 0

Glorietta is a coming together of a group of friends – Noah Gundersen, Kelsey Wilson(Wild Child), David Ramirez, Grammy award winner Adrian Quesada (Brownout, Black Pumas), Jason Robert Blum and Matthew Logan Vasquez. Over the course of nine-day recording session in a […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Dillbilly “Chaparral”

June 9, 2021 1

We are pleased to premiere the striking new video from Dillbilly. The wonderfully atmospheric ‘Chaparral’ is the title track from their upcoming tenth studio album. Full of texture and dramatic sonic layers, this single lures the […]

Month: December 2017

Blitzen Trapper “Wild And Reckless” (Lojinx, 2017)

Ralph McTell re-releases “Streets of London” for Crisis

James Summerfield “Doubt” (Say AARGH Records, 2018)

Video: Blitzen Trapper “Joanna”

Mary Gauthier to Lead AMA-UK songwriting workshop 2018

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”