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 […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

September 22, 2026 0

Warm, wistful country-leaning songs find their strength in memory, reflection and some lovely understated musical touches. There is something appropriately old-fashioned about Just Like a Black and White Film, the sixth studio album from Dave Sutherland. […]

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

September 22, 2026 0

Polaris-nominated Acadian songwriter Lisa LeBlanc has announced her new album, Patchwork, which will come out on 29th January 2027 via Bonsound, and has released the lead single, A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought, with a […]

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”

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates

Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”