October 2018 – Page 11

Stephen Kellogg “High Highs Low Lows” – Listen

October 19, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

This single, out today, is taken from Stephen Kellogg’s upcoming album ‘Objects In The Mirror‘ (due out November 23rd) and is the definition of a slow builder. Coming in as just a voice and acoustic guitar […]

Video: Treetop Flyers “The Sounds Of Our Time”

October 19, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Bit of a cheat in the retro slot week as Treetop Flyers are very much now. But this is their wonderful cover of “The Sounds Of Our Time”, originally by the late and very very great […]

RS Country interview Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires

October 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

RS Country are running a nice little (not so little actually) interview today with Americana royalty (in a Republican way) (that’s Republican in the UK sense) (why did I start this?) Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires who […]

Carter Sampson “Lucky” (Horton Records, 2018)

October 18, 2018 Mike Elliott 1

Carter Sampson’s voice rolls across these songs as the winds across the great plains of her native Oklahoma. Sounding simultaneously innocent and world-weary, her voice can at times recall the breathy yet powerful delivery of a […]

Amy Rigby “Tom Petty Karaoke” – Listen

October 18, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Ahead of her forthcoming UK tour, Amy Rigby will be releasing her first solo album in a dozen years ‘The Old Guys’ in the UK on 30th November, and she’s shared a brand new single from it, ‘Tom […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

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

August 28, 2026 1

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 […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Tracks

Beans On Toast “Not Everybody Thinks We’re Doomed” – is this what you Humans call optimism?

October 27, 2021 0

An uplifting and optimistic new song from Beans on Toast, with support from Blaine & Jack from Mystery Jets. The world’s unpredictability is what makes it brilliant is the message that Beans wishes to convey, as […]

Book Reviews

Book Review – Michael Goldberg “Wicked Game: The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey”

June 22, 2022 1

Way back, in the October of 2020, I set out to write an article, for our ‘Unsung Heroes of Americana’ series, on the guitarist James Calvin Wilsey. I sincerely wish this book had been around then; […]

Album Reviews

William the Conqueror “Maverick Thinker”

March 29, 2021 0

Impressive Los Angeles recorded third album from Cornwall based blues-rockers. William the Conqueror’s third album was recorded at the renowned Sound City in Los Angeles just before the first lockdown last year and that is not […]

Month: October 2018