2019 – Page 58 – Americana UK

Ash Mountain “Black Gold EP” (Independent, 2019)

October 29, 2019 Clint West 0

Manchester’s Ash Mountain have followed up last year’s three-track ‘Boom’ EP with a new four-track EP ‘Black Gold’. The band revolves around songwriters Tim Scott and Matt Jones and whereas ‘Boom’ showed initial promise, the new […]

Ags Connolly “Wrong Again (You Lose A Life)” – Listen

October 29, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Oxfordshire honky-tonker Ags Connolly has his third album ‘Wrong Again‘ coming out on the first day of the apocalypse – or November 1st if you prefer. Today’s song is, quite obviously, the title track and sees […]

Video: The Orange Circus Band “I Miss You”

October 29, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Now here’s an excellent proper country ballad, all heartbreak and regret, from Kent’s Orange Circus Band. It’s their new single and available to download from their website here and will also be on their forthcoming album […]

Milk Carton Kids announce new album, UK dates

October 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

The Milk Carton Kids are almost too good for the world as it is right now, certainly for the UK, but as a sign of their magnanimity they are returning to our crazy shores in January […]

Sidney Lindner & The Silver Wilderness Collective “Summer Ghosts / Nightfalls” (Broken Sparrow and Burst & Bloom Records, 2019)

October 28, 2019 Helen Jones 0

“Sweet brother moonchild / We’d talk til all hours / You told me about that time that you had all the power / You brought the sunlight / The rain brought the flowers,” Sidney Lindner sings […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

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

Track Premiere: Lars Nagel “Johnny Was Right”

December 6, 2023 0

Today’s premiere from Lars Nagel is taken from his latest album ‘Tomorrow Never Knows,‘ a bold choice even Nagel admits saying “I was of course hesitant about using the name of a classic Beatles song, but […]

Tracks

Samara Jade “The Place Between” – Listen

November 30, 2020 0

Samara Jade is a folk troubadour, a multi-instrumentalist and a spelunker. Growing up in Hudson Valley New York she was given a proper education – steeped in the folk music and culture of Pete Seeger and […]

Tracks

Fruit Bats “It All Comes Back” – like riding a bike

February 27, 2023 0

So, when your smug friends tell you that there’s no great music being made any more, throw the new album from Fruit Bats in their lap (or…elsewhere…depending on just how smug they are being). You won’t […]

Year: 2019

Ash Mountain “Black Gold EP” (Independent, 2019)

Ags Connolly “Wrong Again (You Lose A Life)” – Listen

Video: The Orange Circus Band “I Miss You”

Milk Carton Kids announce new album, UK dates

Sidney Lindner & The Silver Wilderness Collective “Summer Ghosts / Nightfalls” (Broken Sparrow and Burst & Bloom Records, 2019)

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”