2019 – Page 76 – Americana UK

Wood Hitch “Gentle Reminder” – Listen

October 11, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0

Wood Hitch are Brady Harris and Rose Shawhan, an LA based duo who make Americana-Folk-Pop as showcased on their new eponymous debut EP. Brady plays the music, both trade vocals, and the sound is dreamy and […]

Sean McConnell, Manchester Academy 2, 29th September 2019

October 11, 2019 Helen Jones 0

When Sean McConnell came on stage without fanfare – clad in denim and holding his guitar, testing his microphone before beginning – the audience weren’t prepared for the powerful performance he was about to unleash. Opening […]

Video: Chris Smither “Time Stood Still”

October 11, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0

In the retro slot this week we go back a decade for an unusual live performance by guitar ace Chris Smither, as he’s got a drummer and second guitarist with him who could well be David […]

Watch Kurt Vile’s short documentary featuring The Sadies

October 10, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

In early September 2018, on the eve of the announcement of his latest album ‘Bottle It In’, Kurt Vile decamped to the Catskill Mountains in upper state New York with friends and fellow musicians to rehearse, […]

Chance Meyer and the Bloody 98s “Ashdown” (Independent, 2019)

October 10, 2019 Keith Hargreaves 4

Coming from a classic Americana standpoint the Bloody 98s’ album ‘Ashdown’ is a thing of beauty. This is hewn from the same tree as The Rustlanders, Whiskeytown and Bruntnell circa ‘Shot from a Spring’ or ‘Here Comes the […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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

A valentine from The Lumineers with “Automatic”

January 10, 2025 0

The Lumineers have announced the release of their highly anticipated new album, “Automatic”, available via Dualtone on Friday, 14th February 2025. It’s the band’s fifth studio album and their first new collection in more than three […]

Tracks

Dusty Stray “Through the Atmosphere” – Listen

August 14, 2018 0

On first listen, the gentle, dreamy ‘Through the atmosphere‘ sounds like a lullaby – but the song is actually a reflection on mortality, death and the afterlife. All set to a gently repeating acoustic accompaniment, it […]

News

Jarrod Dickenson announces new EP and UK tour dates

January 17, 2019 0

Honey-voiced crooner, Jarrod Dickenson, will bring his own brand of Americana to the UK and Ireland later this month. Dickenson has toured assiduously throughout Europe and the UK in recent years, including festival appearances at Glastonbury, […]

Year: 2019

Wood Hitch “Gentle Reminder” – Listen

Sean McConnell, Manchester Academy 2, 29th September 2019

Video: Chris Smither “Time Stood Still”

Watch Kurt Vile’s short documentary featuring The Sadies

Chance Meyer and the Bloody 98s “Ashdown” (Independent, 2019)

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”