January 2018 – Americana UK

Boathouse Keepers “Emperor of Oranges” (Backwater Records 2017)

January 31, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

If the lyrics to most popular music can usually be reduced to the essentials of “Baby I love you,” or “why did you leave me?” then you have to applaud the efforts of any musical act […]

Album premiere: Whiskey in the Pines “Sunshine From the Blue Cactus”

January 31, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

While Whiskey in the Pines hail from Florida, synonymous with endless sunshine and miles of beaches, the ocean is still a long way from the band’s hometown Tallahassee (not so far from us here in Liverpool, […]

Steve Hartsoe “The Big Fix Deluxe Edition” (Independent 2017)

January 31, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0

Crashing into life with the big Pettyesque footstomper ‘Said and Done’ this album bursts forth on a wave of Californian country rock, a breezy West Coast sound from a breezy West Coast resident. A former rock […]

The Good Graces “The First Girl” – Listen

January 31, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The Good Graces is the folk collective formed by Kim Ware in Atlanta back in 2007. The First Girl is taken from the band’s latest release, The Hummingbird EP, and takes a bold and unflinchingly honest […]

Video: Shane Joyce “The Sadness Of King Joyce”

January 31, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

The new single (and the title track of his next album, due out on April 9th) from Shane Joyce, front man of the excellent Midnight Union Band, is a great noir-ish and gritty slice of life.

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan I love Heather. Lament playing now. Thanks.
By Andy Davidson , 2 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mount Moriah - Live at Local 506
By Joe Nathan , 10 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Palm Sunday - Wishful Thinking EP
By Joe Nathan , 24 hours ago
RIP Mike Westbrook
Not for AUK per se, but British jazz legend Mike Westbr...
By Martin Johnson , 2 days ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just finished A Cure for Gravity by Joe Jackson, really...
By Jeff , 2 days ago
My First Record Player
Link to an article I contributed to Michele Catalano’s ...
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan Let's hope they issue a live album from the...
By Martin Johnson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

April 14, 2026 0

Superb collaboration from an americana legend and bluegrass torchbearers. Well, where to start with Jim Lauderdale? The man is so prolific that the virtual ink on the review of his last album, Country Super Hits Volume […]

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

April 14, 2026 0

Merseyside’s Ian Prowse has announced his brand-new album, No Names, will be released on 3rd July 2026 via Learpholl Music. Featuring special guests Elvis Costello, Steve Wickham, Damien Dempsey and Prowse’s 14-year-old daughter Rosalita, No Names […]

Tenderness “True”

April 14, 2026 0

Tenderness’s debut is a sweet blend of the musical and emotional themes of love and loss. Tenderness is the nom de scene for the solo project of Katy Beth Young, formerly and maybe currently of Peggy […]

Month: January 2018

Boathouse Keepers “Emperor of Oranges” (Backwater Records 2017)

Album premiere: Whiskey in the Pines “Sunshine From the Blue Cactus”

Steve Hartsoe “The Big Fix Deluxe Edition” (Independent 2017)

The Good Graces “The First Girl” – Listen

Video: Shane Joyce “The Sadness Of King Joyce”

Jim Lauderdale and The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys “The Birds Know”

Ian Prowse announces 12th album and extensive tour dates

Tenderness “True”

Bluegrass Briefs: Unspoken Tradition, Square Peg, Big Richard, New Valley String Band

Ruth Eliza “While The Light Shines”