October 2018 – Page 27

Video: Cowboy Junkies “Mountain Stream (The Angel)”

October 2, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

From their latest album All That Reckoning,out now and their first for six years, this is a wonderful song from Canada’s Cowboy Junkies and a great video too. There are also three UK dates in November.

Glasgow Americana returns with its best line up yet

October 1, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Glasgow Americana has lined up ten gigs featuring overseas and home-based acts for this year’s five day long festival. The on-stage action for the 12th Glasgow Americana will take place at six city venues from Wednesday […]

Richard Thompson “13 Rivers” (Proper Records, 2018)

October 1, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Richard Thompson has been making great albums for fifty years and his latest doesn’t buck that trend. In fact it’s easily his best for a decade, possibly more. Backed as usual by Michael Jerome on drums […]

Track premiere: Colin Devlin “Water”

October 1, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Dublin-born/ L.A. based songwriter Colin Devlin is gearing up to release his sophomore LP ‘High Point’ on Friday, which is produced by Pierre Marchand (Sara McLachlan, Rufus Wainright), and he’s shared this beautiful little track from […]

Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters “All Damn Day” (Eastwood Records, 2018)

October 1, 2018 Andrew Frolish 0

The second full album from Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters is an enjoyable southern country rock romp, offering a varied selection of lively toe-tapping songs and melodic, reflective pieces. What holds it all together is Dittmeier’s […]

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

JR Green “Tiger Lilly” – Listen

November 1, 2017 0

JR Green are two brothers from Strontian, a remote Scottish village a few miles from the most westerly point on mainland Britain, who describe themselves as “bringing a more youthful, virile edge to folk and traditional music.” […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Hank! “Why Go”

September 23, 2021 0

Hank Close makes music under the name Hank!, and to be honest we don’t know why. Not, why does he make music, take a listen to ‘Why Go‘ and you’ll know why he makes music, it’s […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Tom Russell, The 100 Club London – 29th June 2023

July 11, 2023 6

And so once more to the 100 Club, the habitual stopover of Tom Russell in London for an evening of..well, who really knows what? Unlike many musicians, Tom Russell didn’t spend the pandemic recording new albums, […]

Month: October 2018