2019 – Page 71 – Americana UK

Songs for the apocalypse: Spain “Hoped and Prayed”

October 16, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Josh Haden makes slooowwww music at the best of times, music which drips with atmosphere. I first came across his band Spain when a song of theirs was featured on the best TV series ever made© […]

8 gigs in 8 days for Erin Rae

October 16, 2019 Mark Underwood 0

Erin Rae heads to the UK for 8 dates in 8 days, beginning in London on the 4th of November. Rae has a deserved reputation as a compelling live performer, which has earned her the respect […]

John Calvin Abney “Safe Passage” (Black Mesa Records, 2019)

October 16, 2019 Viv Fish 0

First impressions count, and the stylish but relaxed artistic photos on this album cover speak volumes before any songs are even heard. The first track ‘I Just Want to Feel Good’ does just what it says on […]

Allah Las “LAHS” (Mexican Summer, 2019)

October 16, 2019 Guy Lincoln 0

In introducing ‘LAHS’, their fourth LP, the Allah Las are very keen to emphasise their move away from the sound of their Los Angeles roots. The travel metaphors sprinkled liberally across the record (‘Holding Pattern’, ‘In […]

Video: The Lost Brothers “Fugitive Moon”

October 16, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

Featuring M Ward, this is a new song from Ireland’s Lost Brothers taken from their next album ‘After The Fire After The Rain‘, out in February next year. It’s a lovely subtle hymn to home, with a […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

September 24, 2026 0

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]

Vox Continental: September 2026

September 24, 2026 0

With the long, hot summer finally fading, it seems like a lot of European artists are keen to get out on tour. Oakland Rain are a Norwegian folk and Americana duo, made up of twin sisters, […]

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

Michael Weston King “Sally Sparkles” / Lou Dalgleish “The Empty Swing”

December 23, 2024 0

The americana community in the UK is fairly close-knit so many of you will know already that one of the little girls who died in Southport over the summer was Bebe King, the granddaughter of Michael […]

Features

What Is This Americana Thing Anyway…

June 20, 2019 0

It’s that time again when the great and the good of Americana-UK ‘fess up and tell it like it is in their individual journeys into the genre we all know and love. This week Ben Roberts […]

Interviews

Dirty Dozen: The Roseline

August 10, 2017 0

The Roseline is the musical moniker of singer/songwriter Colin Halliburton, and a myriad collaborators. Over the course of ten years and five albums, The Roseline has forged a sound that is at once familiar and singular. […]

Year: 2019

Songs for the apocalypse: Spain “Hoped and Prayed”

8 gigs in 8 days for Erin Rae

John Calvin Abney “Safe Passage” (Black Mesa Records, 2019)

Allah Las “LAHS” (Mexican Summer, 2019)

Video: The Lost Brothers “Fugitive Moon”

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”