July 2019 – Page 23 – Americana UK

Karine Polwart unveils her Scottish Songbook and UK dates

July 9, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Karine Polwart is well known for her contributions to folk music – she has after all won six BBC Folk Awards and was 2018’s singer of the year. Her newest project has an interesting slant on […]

Video: Molly Tuttle “Light Came In (Power Went Out)”

July 9, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

This is from Molly Tuttle’s debut album “When You’re Ready“, which we quite liked here at AUK. This is a very radio-friendly pop-rock track that zips along in a very more-ish way. She’s got a few […]

Will Hoge announces summer UK dates

July 8, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Will Hoge has announced a limited run of UK tour dates in Glasgow, Bristol, Manchester, and London from tomorrow until 12th of July. The Nashville singer-songwriter has received critical praise for his latest album ‘My American […]

Daniel Norgren “Wooh Dang” (Superpuma Records, 2019)

July 8, 2019 Harold Hogan 0

The opening to ‘Wooh Dang‘, Swedish musician Daniel Norgren’s eighth record, drifts dreamily into focus. With a mixture of birds and ambient nature sounds, as well as strange sci-fi noises, it sounds like a BBC sound […]

Cambridge Folk Festival announce single use plastic ban

July 8, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

It’s less than a month now before the Cambridge Folk Festival opens its gates and this year it features Iron & Wine with Calexico, Lucinda Williams, Graham Nash and The Rails amongst its array of folk […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Kasey Chambers - The Captain
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Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
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Third World - Journey to Addis
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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Album Reviews

The Wave Pictures “Gained/Lost”

March 11, 2026 2

Ambitious, dream-soaked pop that reaches high but rarely quite lands. There’s something immediately intriguing about Gained/Lost. On paper, the ingredients are enticing: the literate jangle of The Smiths, the wide-eyed psych-pop glow of The Flaming Lips, […]

Album Reviews

Dori Freeman “Letters Never Read” (Blue Hens Music, 2017)

November 29, 2017 0

If you’re looking for a vocal that’s as clear as a mountain stream then Dori Freeman has the vocal you’re chasing. On Letters Never Read she defines a modern form of Appalachian country – there’s no […]

Album Reviews

Derek Senn “The Big Five-O”

July 14, 2022 0

With ‘The Big Five-O’, Derek Senn is able to continue his high-level satirical Americana streak. There is definitely a specific trait that can be found in Americana music – that of satirical/humorous storytelling. Many artists have […]

Month: July 2019

Karine Polwart unveils her Scottish Songbook and UK dates

Video: Molly Tuttle “Light Came In (Power Went Out)”

Will Hoge announces summer UK dates

Daniel Norgren “Wooh Dang” (Superpuma Records, 2019)

Cambridge Folk Festival announce single use plastic ban

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour