2019 – Page 149 – Americana UK

Erin Durant “Islands” (Keeled Scales, 2019)

July 29, 2019 Peter Churchill 0

Erin Durant takes her craft seriously. On the road, if a venue doesn’t have her instrument of choice, then she brings her 232-pound piano with her. With this revelation in mind, would this be the first […]

SummerTyne Americana Festival , Sage Gateshead, 19th – 21st July, 2019

July 29, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

Returning for its fourteenth year, one of the pioneers of the Americana festival scene continues its very relaxed mix of fun and music. When it started, the question was, “What is Americana?” but nowadays it is […]

Origami Ghosts “Healthy Travel Potions” (Independent, 2019)

July 29, 2019 Alan Fitter 0

If you put “wacky” into a thesaurus you get words and phrases like madcap, weird, zany, way-out, off the wall and mad, amongst others. Origami Ghost’s new album ‘Healthy Travel Options’ is all of those adjectives […]

John Calvin Abney “Turn Again” – Listen

July 29, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

John Calvin Abney has a new album due out in September called ‘Safe Passsage‘ which features ten new songs by a master of folk-country, including this rather lovely song ‘Turn Again‘. It dreamily reflects on the […]

Video: HOTH Brothers “Trees Of Heaven”

July 29, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

The HOTH Brothers are Americana favourite Bard Edrington V’s band and this is the lead song from their new album ‘Workin’ And Dreamin’‘, out on September 16th. Gospel-influenced, it taps into the roots of Americana to […]

RIP Mike Westbrook
Not for AUK per se, but British jazz legend Mike Westbr...
By Martin Johnson , 5 hours ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Just finished A Cure for Gravity by Joe Jackson, really...
By Jeff , 17 hours ago
My First Record Player
Link to an article I contributed to Michele Catalano’s ...
By Joe Nathan , 18 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Replacements - Don’t Tell a Soul
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan Let's hope they issue a live album from the...
By Martin Johnson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Smashing Pumpkins - Gish
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@martinjohnson I caught them on the fourth date of the ...
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
It is 45 years since the Dead released the acoustic liv...
By Martin Johnson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Graham Parker and the Rumour - Howlin’ Wind
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago