2019 – Page 67 – Americana UK

Tim Grimm “Heart Land Again” (Cavalier, 2019)

October 21, 2019 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

‘Heart Land Again’ is Tim Grimm’s reworking of his debut album ‘Heart Land’, published in 1999 and inspired by the singer-songwriter’s life-changing move from Los Angeles to an 80-acre farm in rural Indiana. Featuring two new […]

Video Premiere: The Tillers “Tecumseh On The Battlefield”

October 21, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Here’s something good from Cincinnati outfit The Tillers, taken from their ‘Hand On The Plow’ album. This is a band that knows its Americana and can play it superbly. They’re on tour in the UK in […]

Christy Moore has new Album on the way – listen now to “Hurt”

October 21, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Fifty years is no short time in music, and yet that’s what Christy Moore is notching up this year. By way of celebration of a life in music he’ll be releasing a new album ‘Magic Nights‘ […]

Jesse Terry + Emma Stevens, Cluny 2, Newcastle, 9th October 2019

October 21, 2019 Viv Fish 0

Sharing the headlines on this tour of the UK and Ireland, Jesse Terry and Emma Stevens, two experienced singer-songwriters, hailing from opposite sides of the Pond, may have seemed an unlikely co-bill. However, even though they’d […]

Watch new Steve Gunn short anthology film

October 18, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you this week dear reader with a new short film from Steve Gunn which accompanies his record ‘Acoustic Unseen’ out on Matador Records last week, a new EP of intimate acoustic versions of songs […]

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

September 24, 2026 0

Here is the latest single from Italian singer-songwriter, one-woman band, and writer Elli de Mon. Timeless and cinematic, Strange Fruit is deeply haunting and beautifully unsettling. The focus is entirely on de Mon’s impressive, resonant voice, […]

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 – […]

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. […]

News

Ryan Adams announces UK tour dates

January 22, 2019 0

Well this is good news – inspired obviously by our story we posted last week reminding Ryan Adams of the time he fell off the stage and broke his arm during a gig, he has announced […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Ruston Kelly “Mending Song”

February 24, 2023 0

Well that’s it for another week dearest reader, and we leave you with a lovely new song by the one-time Mr Musgraves Ruston Kelly. The track ‘Mending Song’ is the second to be released from the […]

Album Reviews

Ron Houston “R.O.A.M.”

November 28, 2024 0

Solid solo debut from well-established Americana outlaw. A native of Louisiana but currently residing in San Diego, Ron Houston has made a name for himself in those parts, firstly with the outlaw country band The Sickstring […]

Year: 2019