April 2019 – Page 10 – Americana UK

Molly Tuttle + Ole Kirkeng, Night & Day, Manchester, 11th April 2019

April 18, 2019 Clint West 0

Molly Tuttle has been creating quite a lot of noise recently and on tonight’s evidence she’s no empty vessel. Twenty-six year old Tuttle grew up in San Francisco and started to play the guitar when she […]

Lucille Furs “Another Land” (Requiem Pour Un Twister, 2019)

April 18, 2019 Jonathan Aird 1

Lucille Furs, a five piece from Chicago, have an abiding admiration for psych-influenced rock, and on the showing of ‘Another Land‘ there’s a strong Anglophile side to that admiration. It’s something that singer Trevor Newton Pritchett […]

Field Medic “Fade Into The Dawn” (Run For Cover, 2019)

April 18, 2019 Louie Joe 0

Field Medic, aka Kevin Patrick, clearly doesn’t give a damn. The wild hearted Californian casually screams how bad his life sucks and does it with class and a healthy does of black humour. This second release […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Dwight Yoakam “Suspicious Minds”

April 18, 2019 Paul Villers 0

There is a small but active cabal here at Americana-UK Towers who are vociferous supporters of a little known genre of music which we term ‘Cowboy-grime-hop’. This musical back alley is chiefly notable for its heady […]

An American Forrest “O Bronder, Donder Yonder” (Hearth Music, 2019)

April 18, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

If you ever needed a case study to argue that an album’s backstory is sometimes as striking as the music itself, then ‘O Bronder, Donder Yonder’ wouldn’t be a bad place to start. Forrest Van Tuyl […]

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. […]

Book Reviews

Book Review: Jeff Apter “Carl Perkins The King of Rockabilly”

November 19, 2025 0

If the Shoe Fits. “Life ain’t nothing but a blending up of all the ups and downs/ Dammit Elvis, don’t you know.” Mike Cooley’s opening line on the 2004 track ‘Carl Perkins’ Cadillac’. A double sovereign […]

Videos

Video: Abigail Lapell “Rattlesnake”

June 3, 2024 1

Abigail Lapell takes on love and superstition in the new video for ‘Rattlesnake’. This single is from her new full-length album ‘Anniversary’. The album was recorded at the 200-year-old St. Mark’s Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario and […]

Videos

Video: Nadia Reid “The Arrow And The Aim”

March 2, 2017 0

From her new album Preservation, released tomorrow, New Zealander Nadia Reid delivers a haunting end of relationship song.

Month: April 2019