2019 – Page 330 – Americana UK

Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra “Soul of my City” (Independent, 2019)

January 14, 2019 Linda Jameson 0

Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra go out of their way to make it hard to pigeonhole them to a specific genre. Their fourth studio album, ‘Soul of My City’ is a case in point. […]

Melody Guy “Dry The Rivers” (MFG Records, 2019)

January 14, 2019 Paul Kerr 1

A Nashville based singer songwriter who racks up the miles as she travels the country playing gigs here, there and everywhere, Melody Guy proves to be an attractive listen on this tenth album of hers which […]

Emilie Kahn “Island” – Listen

January 14, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Of course we are all about the alt-country and the twang, but, as regular readers will have noticed we also have great admiration for the folk-inspired and the off-mainstream rock. And harps. Both types. Joanna Newsom, […]

AmericanaFest UK 2019 Conference Showcase preview – part one

January 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The AMAUK conference is now into its fourth year and one of the highlights is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony featuring the best of americana talent, both homegrown and […]

Ryan Adams debuts new song “Manchester”

January 14, 2019 Mark Whitfield 1

Ryan Adams has debuted a new song from his forthcoming album ‘Big Colors’ – the track entitled “Manchester” starts with the line “Oldham streets/Built to bruise/Freckled face/And a pair of shuffling shoes”. Ryan Adams singing about […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 1

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. .Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 0

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

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. […]

Features

‘The Twang Factor’ presents: Eli Gardiner

November 4, 2020 0

Welcome to this week’s ‘The Twang Factor’. We’ve enjoyed some fabulous unsung artists over the last few weeks and once again we’ve sifted through the entries to pick out another real gem. Eli Gardiner is a […]

Album Reviews

June Star “How We See It Now”

April 6, 2021 1

Thoughtfully conceived and carefully executed emotional landscapes envelop the listener in their web. June Star, (AKA, Andrew Grimm), divides his time between being an accomplished Americana artist and teaching college literature courses. Perhaps unsurprising then that […]

Live Reviews

Dale Watson, The 100 Club, London, 16th March 2018

March 21, 2018 2

Shortly after 8.30pm, a passing punter in the 100 Club said to another fellow gig goer, “I thought that was Billy Idol for a moment.” It’s actually a reference to the gravity defying pompadour sitting atop […]

Year: 2019