February 2020 – Page 2

Steve Earle returns with new album “Ghosts of West Virginia”

February 28, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Steve Earle & The Dukes have announced the release ‘Ghosts of West Virginia’ due out on May 22nd, 2020 via New West Records – you can hear the first track from it below. The album was […]

Jen Starsinic “Bad Actor” (Dangerous You Records, 2020)

February 28, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The new EP from Jen Starsinic is a significant move away from the Nashville-based singer’s folk-infused debut album, ‘The Flood and the Fire’. It has taken her several years to put together this new material and […]

Beer and Bluegrass Festival returns to Poole

February 28, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The Beer and Bluegrass Festival returns for its 6th successful year on 24/25th July 2020 to Branksome in Poole. This ‘down-home’ festival is set in the secluded grounds of Victoria School with the main stage set […]

Neil Nathan “Promised Land” – Listen

February 28, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Neil Nathan has spent the last three years in Studio1935 in South Philadelphia, collaborating with Producer Mike ‘Slo-Mo’ Brenner and Engineer/Co-producer Pete Rydberg, on a barrage of covers and originals, Singles, EP’s, and LP’s, set to […]

Video: Chance Emerson “How Can I”

February 28, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

At just 19 years old, Chance Emerson has already managed more than a million plays on Spotify. That’s some achievement. For his latest single, his 11 year old brother has shot a charming video. Emerson says […]

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0

Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

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 […]

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

Sway Wild “To The Loons” – Listen

May 28, 2021 0

Mandy Fer and Dave McGraw decided to change their duo name to Sway Wild and produced their debut release under that name in 2019. It was a star-studded release with the likes of Allison Russel and […]

Videos

Video: Kelsey Hunter “Let Me Burn”

May 5, 2022 0

Beginning with a rhythmic strum and country twang, ‘Let it Burn’ by Kelsey Hunter really hits its groove when her atmospheric singing voice is unleashed. As the song continues to build, thumping drums get your feet […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 93

April 28, 2023 1

Holidays are over but what a holiday… Hate to gloat but sometimes it all works and the last school holidays really did. If this is what the future holds after July then bring it on! Of […]

Month: February 2020