January 2019 – Page 20

A Band Called Jack “Voices” – Listen

January 11, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

This single by A Band Called Jack is taken from the album ‘Running Through Your Head‘ which was released last year. The slightly psychedelic tinged rock of ‘Voices‘, touched as it is with flecks of folk […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Whiskeytown “Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight”

January 11, 2019 Paul Villers 1

Righty-ho. That was the festive season that was then. This week (ish) we have unsealed The Bunker and emerged from our temporary hibernation unusually sober and full of anticipation for the year ahead in politics and […]

Joana Serrat joins forces with Israel Nash for UK dates

January 11, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Fresh from their collaboration on Joanna Serrat’s excellent latest album, ‘Dripping Springs,’ the Spanish and American duo join up again for some forthcoming UK dates.

Video: Kate & Anna McGarrigle “Complainte Pour Ste. Catherine”

January 11, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

The wonderful McGarrigle sisters fill this weeks retro slot with this live cut from a Dutch television show in 1976. Have a great weekend everyone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUr8MJYAjRk

Maria Kelly “Notes to Self EP” (Veta, 2018)

January 10, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

This beautiful EP reflects a summer of upheaval for Maria Kelly, both emotional and practical – she moved from Dublin to Berlin – from which her diary entries have been worked into songs reflecting the feelings […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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. […]

Videos

Video: Juanita Stein “The Mavericks”

September 3, 2020 0

Juanita Stein’s vocal is dreamily beautiful on latest single ‘The Mavericks’. The accompanying video features suitably lovely landscapes, as Stein explains: “We trekked up Castle Hill in the South Downs, to capture the setting sun for […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Bob Sumner

February 5, 2025 0

“Some Place to Rest Easy” is the title of the second solo album released by Bob Sumner since he and his brother Brian came to an agreement that hoofing it down different musical pathways would be […]

Album Reviews

Felix Hatfield “False God” (Fangbite Records, 2020)

October 30, 2020 0

Felix Hatfield is the type of artistic polymath that you don’t meet every day. His creative works of madcap art and surrealist music over the last 25 years are unconstrained by genre and comprise of silent […]

Month: January 2019

A Band Called Jack “Voices” – Listen

Pick of the Political Pops: Whiskeytown “Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart Tonight”

Joana Serrat joins forces with Israel Nash for UK dates

Video: Kate & Anna McGarrigle “Complainte Pour Ste. Catherine”

Maria Kelly “Notes to Self EP” (Veta, 2018)

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”