2018 – Page 243 – Americana UK

James Elkington heads back to UK for shows

March 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Yesterday it was the Black Deer Festival we were reporting on. Today, it’s James Elk-ington. When will it all stop? Following his tour supporting Jeff Tweedy in January, Chicago-based English songwriter and guitarist Elkington is returning to the UK for […]

Video premiere: The Tillers “Dear Mother”

March 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Cincinnati-based folk string band The Tillers’ new self-titled studio album comes out March 23rd (this Friday, date fans) via Sofaburn Records and they’ve shared the track ‘Dear Mother’ with us which is really rather lovely and […]

Win tickets to Soundscreen film showings with AUK

March 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

The Soundscreen Festival of music and film begins in London from tomorrow until Thursday (29th) next week which features films and live performances across London including venues such as Koko and the 100 Club, and there’s […]

Torgeir Waldemar “Jamais Vu” (Jansen Records, 2018)

March 20, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

With the release of the cleverly titled mini album Jamais Vu, Norwegian singer/songwriter Torgeir Waldemar revisits some of the songs from his first two albums and skillfully manages to present a very different interpretation. So what exactly […]

Video: Low Cut Connie “Beverly”

March 20, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Now here’s something interesting. From their new album Dirty Pictures (Part 2), out on May 18th, this is a story set in the low rent motels of America and featuring their inhabitants. Great and unashamedly raw […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2018

James Elkington heads back to UK for shows

Video premiere: The Tillers “Dear Mother”

Win tickets to Soundscreen film showings with AUK

Torgeir Waldemar “Jamais Vu” (Jansen Records, 2018)

Video: Low Cut Connie “Beverly”

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

Hawk And Steel “Ain’t Never Moving On”

Latest AUK Podcast is a bumper edition featuring Other Brother Darryl & Danni Nicholls