November 2019 – Page 17

Emilia Martensson “Arm Ourselves (Against Ourselves)” – Listen

November 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Emilia Martensson has the crystal clear voice of an angel, but on this folk y song, with Pentangle-ish jazz flecks, the Swedish born, London dwelling, vocalist sings of the light and shade of the parent-child relationship […]

Video: The Hanging Stars “(I’ve Seen) The Summer In Her Eyes”

November 14, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Here’s the new single from the very wonderful Hanging Stars, taken from their album ‘A New Kind Of Sky‘, out in February next year. It has a proper cosmic american, classic Byrdsian feel to it and […]

Various Artists “The Peanut Butter Falcon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Varese Sarabande Records, 2019)

November 13, 2019 Rick Bayles 0

Film soundtrack albums are always interesting beasts. You need to think about how they support the film they are made for but you’ve also got to assess them as a collection of music. There are a […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Miranda Lee Richards “Tokyo’s Dancing”

November 13, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

Miranda Lee Richards is an LA-based singer-songwriter who was born in San Francisco after the summer of love, growing up in an artistic and bohemian environment that has informed her adult life and work – her […]

The great AUK Avetts’ new album debate

November 13, 2019 Mark Whitfield 2

We published our review of the Avett Brothers’ new record ‘Closer Than Together’ yesterday which it’s fair to say isn’t going to be on our writer Steven Rafferty’s albums of the year list. As an editor, […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 0

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. […]

Tracks

Mary Chapin Carpenter “Home Is A Song” – featuring Anaïs Mitchell

May 21, 2025 0

What could be better than a new Mary Chapin Carpenter song? Tough one – but maybe a new Mary Chapin Carpenter song that presages a new album and features Anaïs Mitchell of…oh, you all know of […]

Album Reviews

Silver Synthetic “Rosalie”

April 24, 2025 0

Silver Synthetic’s sophomore effort is a wonderfully disparate jumble of genres. The primary influence of “Rosalie,” the second album by New-Orleans’ Silver Synthetic, may be Josh Rouse’s “1970” and “Nashville” discs from the mid-2000s. It immediately […]

Album Reviews

Robbie Fulks “Now Then”

September 3, 2025 1

Wide-ranging themes and stoical reflections in an inspiring multi-genre collection. Robbie Fulks was born in Pennsylvania in 1963 but regards North Carolina as his childhood home. Family members variously played the fiddle, autoharp, banjo, and guitar, […]

Month: November 2019

Emilia Martensson “Arm Ourselves (Against Ourselves)” – Listen

Video: The Hanging Stars “(I’ve Seen) The Summer In Her Eyes”

Various Artists “The Peanut Butter Falcon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Varese Sarabande Records, 2019)

Songs for the apocalypse: Miranda Lee Richards “Tokyo’s Dancing”

The great AUK Avetts’ new album debate

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”