April 2018 – Page 7 – Americana UK

Teenage Fanclub: 12 nights, 4 cities – this autumn

April 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Possibly the loveliest band to ever exist Teenage Fanclub have announced a UK tour this October/November which sees them play Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London on the Songs From Teenage Fanclub: The Creation Records Years tour – the venues […]

Richie Havens “Grassy, Grass, Grass” – Listen

April 23, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, it was five years yesterday since we lost the beautiful Richie Havens (Guardian Obituary). He was still working on new songs, some of which have never been given a formal CD release but are available […]

Gris-De-Lin “Sprung” (BB Island, 2018)

April 23, 2018 Tim Merricks 0

Gris-De-Lin, or Grey Linen should you prefer to translate from the groovy Gallic into the plain English of Bridgeport, Dorset is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a sense of playful quirkiness evident on her hard-to-pin-down sound […]

Kathy Zimmer “White Noise” (Independent, 2018)

April 23, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Kathy Zimmer’s EP ‘White Noise’ is self-described as “Cosmopolitan Folk”, which shouldn’t cause a flinch as it has nothing to do with glossy magazines featuring quizzes about “Is he really into you?”, and articles offering “Successful […]

Video premiere: Stephen Karl & Handsome Animals “Shelter”

April 23, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Stephen Karl & Handsome Animals is the songwriting project of guitarist and composer Stephen Griesgraber and while his heart normally lies in anti-folk (which used to be one of our bylines here at AUK) he decided to go […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

June 24, 2026 0

Gently charming, melody-rich folk reflections from Suffolk. Suffolk-born and Colchester-based Ady Gainsborough presents his third album. Apparently inspired by life on the Essex-Suffolk border, the acoustic-based songs were recorded live in the studio, using vintage equipment […]

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 0

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Electric Elm “Play The Velvet Underground” – back in those endless days

June 24, 2026 0

Electric Elm is a collaboration between singer-songwriter Chris Bousquet (aka American Elm) and multi-instrumentalist and producer Eric Lichter (Earl Slick, Mercury Rev). Bousquet and Lichter are longtime friends who grew up in adjacent Connecticut shoreline towns. […]

Month: April 2018

Teenage Fanclub: 12 nights, 4 cities – this autumn

Richie Havens “Grassy, Grass, Grass” – Listen

Gris-De-Lin “Sprung” (BB Island, 2018)

Kathy Zimmer “White Noise” (Independent, 2018)

Video premiere: Stephen Karl & Handsome Animals “Shelter”

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

Electric Elm “Play The Velvet Underground” – back in those endless days

Video Premiere: Chris Murphy “Songs From The Trees”

This is Lorelei is back with a new album in September