May 2019 – Page 5 – Americana UK

Interview: Norrie McCulloch on picking up his 12-string guitar and pledging his time

May 29, 2019 Paul Kerr 1

Scottish songwriter Norrie McCulloch comes from stout Ayrshire stock, the same soil that nurtured the likes of Bill Shankly and two of Scotland’s finest writers, the brothers William and Hugh McIlvanney. And just as this trio […]

Video: Eva & the Vagabond Tales “Sea Will Return You”

May 29, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is rather nice from California outfit Eva & the Vagabond Tales. from their new album “Uncharted Ocean”, out now, it’s a sweet slice of indie-folk (with banjo!).

Frankie Lee “Stillwater” (Loose Records, 2019)

May 28, 2019 Louie Joe 1

Frankie Lee knows a thing or two about hypnotizing his listeners. For good reason, the Minnesota born and raised singer-songwriter has spent his younger years in the wide open Midwest, where time barely leaves a mark […]

Sam Morrow announces UK dates

May 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

We enjoyed Sam Morrow’s latest album quite a lot here at AUK Towers – we called it “a full-fat slab of seventies-era, funky bar room country stomp, gutsy balladry and Southern Rock “ – and so […]

Secret Emchy Society “Mark’s Yard: The Campfire Covers” (Independent, 2018)

May 28, 2019 John Vaites 0

This is the second full length offering from Oakland, California’s “first lady of queer country” Cindy Emchy and her spirited band of folky musician friends. As the title suggests it’s an open air politely rambunctious lo-fi […]