February 2020 – Page 5

Songs for the apocalypse: Deadstring Brothers “Blindfolded”

February 26, 2020 Mark Whitfield 2

Omg this band – does anyone remember them? Hailing from Detroit, Michigan and fronted by guitarist/vocalist Kurt Marschke, the worst thing you could say about Deadstring Brothers were that they were sometimes a bit derivative of […]

Sunday Morning arrive in UK for dates next week

February 26, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Italian Americana band Sunday Morning have announced their first-ever UK shows next month. The quartet, from the northern city of Cesena, have been picking up a raft of great reviews for their fourth album – succinctly […]

Video: Chris Maxwell “New Store No. 2”

February 26, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Quite simply, this is one of the cleverest videos you’ll see this year. A series of images, newspaper cuttings, old photographs, maps and objects are used to accompany a lovely, lyrical narrative. The ‘American Dream’ and […]

Bonny Light Horseman “Bonny Light Horseman” (37d03d, 2020)

February 26, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats), and Josh Kaufman (Josh Ritter, The National) formed Bonny Light Horseman in 2018 after being invited to play at the Eaux Claires festival in Wisconsin. The success of this […]

Stephen Fearing & The Sentimentals, Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, 9th February 2020

February 26, 2020 Lyndon Bolton 0

Having had what he described as “a biblical journey” as he battled through the worst of Storm Ciara, Canadian troubadour Stephen Fearing noted that the setting of this show, a church converted into a thriving arts […]

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 – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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

My Politic “Buzzards On A Powerline” – hanging around to see you die

November 18, 2022 0

Today’s song is a powerful condemnation of small town judgement and an unwillingness to accept redemption, the taking of new chances and the leaving youthful errors behind…no matter how hard it might be to do so. […]

Album Reviews

Jeb Cardwell “My Friend Defiance”

July 15, 2021 0

Melbourne’s answer to Tom Petty fires his first shots. Swimming out the swamps of Melbourne, Australia!? This is as good a piece of Americana this reviewer has heard in a while. Jeb Cardwell has a reek […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Great Peacock “All I Ever Do”

August 10, 2020 0

“I could be your lover, I could be a friend / We could find a place no one else has ever been” sings Andrew Nelson on this, the first single from Great Peacock’s new album ‘Forever […]

Month: February 2020