October 2018 – Page 9

Interview: William Fitzsimmons

October 22, 2018 Del Day 0

Nashville based William Fitzsimmons has had a pretty rough ride these last couple of years. A relationship breakdown in the middle of recording a new record paid more than a personal toll on the songwriter. Creatively, […]

Amy Helm “This Too Shall Light” (Yep Roc, 2018)

October 22, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

‘This Too Shall Light‘ is the second album under her own name, but Amy Helm’s music goes back someway longer as a founder member of Ollabelle, and as a backing musician in the Midnight Ramble Band. […]

Ferris & Sylvester “Burning River” – Listen

October 22, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

London duo Ferris & Sylvester have released their new single, ‘Burning River‘, which represents their first new music since their well received ‘Made in Streatham EP‘ from earlier this year. ‘Burning River‘ is the first fruit […]

Andy Irvine and Paul Brady, 15th October 2018, The Barbican, London

October 22, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Forty years ago, after the demise of Planxty, two of that band’s members – Andy Irvine and Paul Brady – decided to cut a duo album, with the help of Planxty’s Donal Lunny, and violinist Kevin […]

Video: The Brother Brothers “Red & Gold”

October 22, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Now this is rather nice. From their debut album Some People I Know, out now, this is sibling duo Adam and David Moss with a great song that recalls early Simon & Garfunkel, but with an […]

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. […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: The East Pointers

December 16, 2025 0

Prince Edward Island, on Canada’s eastern seaboard, is a hotbed of musical talent, with a revolving community of extremely talented musicians who are helping to preserve the Celtic/folk traditions of the area while advancing the genre’s […]

Tracks

Beatrice Deer “History” – let’s move forward!

November 18, 2021 1

Beatrice Deer is a Montreal-based singer-songwriter, who is half-Inuk and half-Mohawk and was born and raised in Nunavik, Quebec. Her music blends indie rock and modern folk with traditional Inuit tales and throat singing, as Beatrice […]

Album Reviews

Tenci “My Heart Is An Open Field” (Keeled Scales, 2020)

May 20, 2020 0

Tenci is really bedroom folk artist Jess Shoman backed by more famous musicians from the Chicago music scene and their debut album is released on Austin label Keeled Scales. Jess Shoman spent nearly ten years writing […]

Month: October 2018

Interview: William Fitzsimmons

Amy Helm “This Too Shall Light” (Yep Roc, 2018)

Ferris & Sylvester “Burning River” – Listen

Andy Irvine and Paul Brady, 15th October 2018, The Barbican, London

Video: The Brother Brothers “Red & Gold”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”