2018 – Page 193 – Americana UK

Carter Sampson + Jesse Aycock & Lauren Barth, Glad Café, Glasgow, 12 May 2018

May 15, 2018 Alistair Thorn 0

Oklahoma’s Carter Sampson is no stranger to these shores. Her trademark red boots have graced many a UK music venue over the past few years. This was the opening night of her UK tour promoting her […]

Arisaig Americana Music festival announces line-up

May 15, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

A new festival hits the decks this June in, and we know this won’t surprise you, Arisaig. It’ll run over a weekend – 23rd-24th June to be precise – and offers an afternoon of free music […]

Phil Cook “People Are My Drug” (Psychic Hotline/Thirty Tigers, 2018)

May 15, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

OK, no cheating now. Who do you know with a musical career that encompasses being a recording and touring member of Hiss Golden Messenger, has collaborated with the Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray, performed with greats such as […]

The Teskey Brothers, Omeara London, 8th May 2018

May 15, 2018 David Allen 0

If cucumbers were any cooler then they would surely be the Omeara music venue in Southwark, London. Hip and trendy, this Cavern-esque style location would have hosted The Beatles if it had been open in the […]

Milk Carton Kids “Big Time” – Listen

May 15, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The Milk Carton Kids have a new album out at the end of June, called ‘All the things that I did and all the things that I didn’t do’, and ‘Big Time’ is the new single […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Interviews

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

June 24, 2026 1

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 […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Interviews

Interview: Joshua Radin, loneliness, longing, and working remotely

July 20, 2021 0

How COVID has influenced an album that speaks to everyone. Singer/ songwriter Joshua Radin has become known for his introspective lyrics over his nearly two-decade and eight studio album long career. His latest album, ‘The Ghost […]

Album Reviews

Megan Brickwood “All The Same”

October 28, 2024 0

Consummate folk-influenced, debut album from Pacific Northwest-based singer-songwriter. Megan Brickwood grew up in the small, former mining town of Redding in rural, northern California. Now residing in the Pacific Northwest, ‘All The Same’, is Brickwood’s debut […]

Features

AUK’s Chain Gang: Justin Townes Earle “Harlem River Blues”

April 26, 2021 2

My colleague Harold Hogan opened up a whole world of possibilities with the previous link in this chain. Initially I thought of others who had covered ‘Dead Flowers‘ leading me to Jerry Lee Lewis’ brilliant cover […]

Year: 2018

Carter Sampson + Jesse Aycock & Lauren Barth, Glad Café, Glasgow, 12 May 2018

Arisaig Americana Music festival announces line-up

Phil Cook “People Are My Drug” (Psychic Hotline/Thirty Tigers, 2018)

The Teskey Brothers, Omeara London, 8th May 2018

Milk Carton Kids “Big Time” – Listen

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks