April 2019 – Page 26 – Americana UK

Jess Klein heads back to the UK for dates

April 2, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

And to her green too apparently, or so her new album would have you believe. Renowned folk-americana singer-songwriter Jess Klein has announced details of her April-May UK & Ireland tour, in support of new album ‘Back […]

Americana A-Z – Kasey Chambers

April 2, 2019 Jim Finnie 0

It would have been simple to have taken the path of least resistance and gone for Kris Kristofferson (and even had two K’s for the price of one), but no, here are at Americana UK we […]

The ACC “Beautiful, At Night” (Gypsy Child Records, 2019)

April 2, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 0

The Italian Americana scene is a bubbling, frothy affair and when mainstay band Lowlands dissolved, frontman Ed Abbiati got together with another of the mainmen of the scene – Stiv Cantarelli – and started to fashion […]

Get ready for Molly Tuttle – but be quick about it

April 2, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Americana Music Association’s instrumentalist of 2018, Molly Tuttle, is about to embark on a UK tour later this month, but you’ll need to act fast seeing as 6 of the dates are already sold out. The […]

Izzy Heltai “Marching Song” – Listen

April 2, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Izzy Heltai likes to get his music out there – hence his upcoming tour has 20 dates across April and May, unfortunately for us all in the States. It’s a lot of travelling, and a lot […]

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. […]

Dirty Dozens

Dirty Dozen: Jack Ellis

October 13, 2016 0

Jack Ellis, Singer/musician and song writer, has ambition and intends to keep the continuum of great music coming out of South Wales. Can you tell us about yourself? Where you are from and what you’ve been […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Martin Wardley “Resurrecting the Show”

October 19, 2020 1

This excellent video premiere is all about Martin Wardley’s gorgeous vocal. His characterful voice and lyrics have a storytelling quality that bring to mind Tom Waits. The video is superbly shot on location at the seafront […]

Tracks

Fruit Bats “That Goddamn Sun” – when will it be my time

May 14, 2026 0

It was all going so well, wasn’t it? We had a theme – a great theme – running through this week’s Tracks and now we’ve gone and thrown it all away. Alas. Alack. Oh well, let’s […]

Month: April 2019