May 2019 – Page 8 – Americana UK

Mike Frazier “Where The Valley Kissed The Sky” (Geneva Records, 2019)

May 23, 2019 Rick Bayles 0

Mike Frazier hails from the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia and it’s this region that informs and infuses his new album ‘Where The Valley Kissed The Sky’, with the singer/songwriter drawing on his observations -living and working […]

Van Life – The Southern Fold

May 23, 2019 Del Day 0

Ireland’s love of American roots music is something that has long been championed and applauded. There are any number of bands an artists who take inspiration both from the giants of the genre – Zandt, Clark, […]

Lo Carmen “Now You Know Nashville” – Listen

May 23, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

On her latest single, Lo Carmen plays out a tale of the ingenue fresh in town and relying on her battered paperback guide to see her through. It’s honky-tonk country to its (probably dyed) roots, and […]

Daddy Long Legs, Rough Trade East, London, 16th May 2019

May 23, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

When a well-respected music fan informs you that the best band at last year’s Red Rooster Festival are performing an in-store at London’s Rough Trade East you know it’s got to be worth checking out. Over […]

Video: Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres “Paradise Is Under Your Nose”

May 23, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Who knew Pete Doherty had a folk album in him? This is the second track taken from the debut album by his new project with the Puta Madres.

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 […]

Month: May 2019

Mike Frazier “Where The Valley Kissed The Sky” (Geneva Records, 2019)

Van Life – The Southern Fold

Lo Carmen “Now You Know Nashville” – Listen

Daddy Long Legs, Rough Trade East, London, 16th May 2019

Video: Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres “Paradise Is Under Your Nose”

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”