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: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 0

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Iron & Wine announces “Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe edition)”

August 28, 2026 0

Iron & Wine aka Sam Beam has announced the release of Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe Edition) due out 22nd September from Sub Pop. This expanded edition features six new recordings in total: four previously unreleased songs along […]

Damien Dempsey “Holywell”

August 28, 2026 0

Excellent new versions of Irish folk songs that keep the flame of Irish history and pride alive. Damien Dempsey is a well-known Irish folk musician who has supported, for example, Sinead O’Connor, Bob Dylan and The […]

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: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

Iron & Wine announces “Hen’s Teeth (Deluxe edition)”

Damien Dempsey “Holywell”

The latest AUK Podcast is now available featuring MMJ’s Jim James on being Wowed Out

Video: Prinz Grizzley “Put Me Down (A Foreign Man)” – a paradise of peace and quiet