2017 – Page 146 – Americana UK

Red Rooster Festival, Euston Hall, Suffolk, 1-3 June 2017

July 20, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Suffolk is such a green place when you live in treeless Yorkshire, every time I stray there I feel the inner workings of my soul refreshed. Normally I wander that way once a year for Maverick, […]

Kansas Smitty’s House Band “Movin On'” – Listen

July 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Here’s a new track from the people who run ‘Kansas Smitty’s’ venue in London fields which hosts ucutting-edge bands from just about every genre you can think of emerging out of the jazz world as well as their […]

Video: Jason Wilber “I’d Love Another Saturday Night”

July 20, 2017 Jeremy Searle 2

Now this is rather nice. Plenty of jangle, catchy as hell, just all round great from Jon Prine’s guitarist Jason Wilber, taken from his new album Reaction Time, out on August 11th.

Josh Ritter “Showboat” – Listen

July 19, 2017 Mark Whitfield 2

The lovely Josh Ritter is back with his ninth full-length album ‘Gathering’ which comes out September 22nd on Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers. Ritter will be heading out with his “Royal City” band over the course of this winter, […]

Gian Luca & the Oak “The Flowers Never Grown” (Independent 2017)

July 19, 2017 David Stevenson 1

Gianluca Gentile is an Italian-born, London-based singer-songwriter who self released his debut EP ‘The Flowers Never Grown’ earlier this year and is backed up on the record by his talented band, The Oak. The record kicks […]

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0

In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]

Cover art for Danni Nicholls album "Making Moves"

Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”

July 1, 2026 0

Top-class vocals and production complement finely crafted personal lyrics of love, loss and hope from UK-born now Nashville-based artist. One of the joys in reviewing albums for Americana UK is that moment when you first play […]

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

July 1, 2026 0

The music of Alton and Rabon Delmore continues to influence generations of singers and songwriters across multiple genres. From their first appearance as the Delmore Brothers at the 1926 Athens Fiddlers Convention, their intricate harmonies took […]

Year: 2017

Red Rooster Festival, Euston Hall, Suffolk, 1-3 June 2017

Kansas Smitty’s House Band “Movin On'” – Listen

Video: Jason Wilber “I’d Love Another Saturday Night”

Josh Ritter “Showboat” – Listen

Gian Luca & the Oak “The Flowers Never Grown” (Independent 2017)

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026