January 2020 – Page 17

Hope In High Water “Bonfire & Pine” (Fish Records, 2019)

January 20, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

Americana music defies geographic boundaries but “Mountain Music from the flatlands of Milton Keynes” might give even the most travelled aficionado pause for thought. Listen to ‘Bonfire & Pine’ and Hope In High Water’s sparse, haunting […]

AmericanaFest UK 2020 Conference Showcase preview – part one

January 20, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The AMAUK conference is now into its fifth year can you believe it. When it started, Brexit hadn’t happened, Ed Miliband looked like he was about to win the next election and you could still pop […]

Video Premiere: Harrow Fair “Sins We Made”

January 20, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We’re delighted to share the world video premiere of the new single from Harrow Fair. The good-humoured video for ‘Sins We Made’ is inspired by comic strips and ‘unboxing’ videos. Harrow Fair are comprised of Andrew […]

Watch Yola’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert

January 20, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We are collectively big fans of Yola here at AUK as she swept the board for our readers poll in 2019 on the back of her critically acclaimed debut album ‘Walk Through Fire’ which is brimming […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Jayhawks “I Hear You Cry”

January 20, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Taking the massive helping hand from Mr Kerr last week, this link in the chain is forged of pure rock ‘n’roll gold. Gary Louris is a songwriter whose reputation should be far greater than it is […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

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Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Album Reviews

Cooper Kenward “ha ha, now i’m sad”

September 17, 2025 0

Words on the existential questions of life set to top-quality seventies pop with added country. “ha ha, now i’m sad” is LA-based Cooper Kenward’s third album after “Cooper Kenward” (2022) and “Dying in a Diner” (2024). […]

Album Reviews

John Smith “The Fray”

March 24, 2021 0

Everything about this album reaches deep. Whilst touring over the last fifteen years, British born and bred John Smith has become eminently internationally connected. During this time, he has played guitar as a session musician for […]

Album Reviews

North Mississippi Allstars “Set Sail”

April 7, 2022 0

Funky strains and less Southern Rock with latest line-up. A band that has lasted twenty-five years, produced a dozen albums and survived a string of line-up changes must be doing something right. On the latest album […]

Month: January 2020

Hope In High Water “Bonfire & Pine” (Fish Records, 2019)

AmericanaFest UK 2020 Conference Showcase preview – part one

Video Premiere: Harrow Fair “Sins We Made”

Watch Yola’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Jayhawks “I Hear You Cry”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”