2018 – Page 3 – Americana UK

Luke Sital-Singh “Love is Hard Enough Without the Winter” – Listen

December 20, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s nothing saccharine about the sentiment in this song from Luke Sital-Singh, which is as cold and bleak as the winter he’s proposing to reject. It touches directly on the rough edges in any relationship, the […]

Americana UK writers pick their albums of 2018

December 20, 2018 Mark Whitfield 0

Once upon a time we used to do a “Top 10” list of our favourite stuff from the last year, but we used to all fall out, on several occasions it came to blows and three […]

Kaia Kater “Grenades” (Smithsonian Folkways, 2019)

December 20, 2018 Graham McCusker 0

‘Grenades,’ the excellent second record from Grenadian-Canadian Kaia Kater comes with an intriguing back story. The singer-songwriter decided to explore her father’s Grenadian roots and it sets an interesting platform upon which the record is built. Having […]

Annie Oakley “Words We Mean” (Horton Records, 2018)

December 20, 2018 David Stevenson 0

Annie Oakley are a three-piece acoustic trio from Oklahoma City and ‘Words We Mean’ is the group’s first full length album and the culmination of many years of writing and playing together – the chemistry between […]

Video: Allison Lupton “The Eve Of Christmas Day”

December 20, 2018 Jeremy Searle 0

Well, it is that time of year so here’s an excellent song from Allison Lupton, aided and abetted by UK folk stars The Young ‘Uns, Craig Werth and the Canterbury Brass. It’s rather lovely and never […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Year: 2018

Luke Sital-Singh “Love is Hard Enough Without the Winter” – Listen

Americana UK writers pick their albums of 2018

Kaia Kater “Grenades” (Smithsonian Folkways, 2019)

Annie Oakley “Words We Mean” (Horton Records, 2018)

Video: Allison Lupton “The Eve Of Christmas Day”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”