May 2020 – Page 16 – Americana UK

Rosanne Cash wins 2020 Edward MacDowell Medal

May 19, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Rosanne Cash has become the 61st person to win the Edward MacDowell Medal, although the ceremony itself won’t take place till next year because of the ongoing pandemic. The award is named after the composer Edward […]

Laura Marling “Song For Our Daughter” (Chrysalis/Partisan Records, 2020)

May 19, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

The seventh solo album by English singer-songwriter Laura Marling was released earlier than planned to provide “something that, at the very least, might entertain, and at its best, provide some sense of union” in these uncertain […]

Sarah Jarosz “Orange and Blue” – Listen

May 19, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The biggest surprise on this new song from Sarah Jarosz, the second single from her upcoming album ‘World On The Ground‘ (on Rounder Records, out June 5th) is how much it sounds like the recent work […]

Video: Carmanah “Best Interests”

May 19, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

There’s a great groove to the new single from Carmanah. As with many new releases right now, the video was understandably created in the band members’ homes. However, there’s a particularly professional feel to this. The […]

AUK’s top 10 Americana albums ever: Clint West

May 18, 2020 Clint West 10

Welcome to a brand new feature. At AUK we are on a quest to find the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums Ever’. Over the coming weeks and months each AUK writer will in turn, present their own […]

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. […]

Tracks

Timid, the Brave “St. Maria” – Listen

February 17, 2021 0

It’s a gentle folk sound that is embodied on ‘St. Maria‘, the latest single from Hamilton, Ontario-based singer/songwriter Timid, the Brave (aka Tim Selles). On it he explores the potential for the universe to communicate through […]

Features

AUK’S Chain Gang: Uncle Tupelo “Anodyne”

August 3, 2020 0

The last link in the Chain Gang was Wilco’s delightfully mournful ‘Via Chicago’ with Jeff Tweedy singing at his very best about going home via that city. So, thinking about the next link, I realised I […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Signe Marie Rustad “Something Easier”

September 24, 2019 0

Signe Marie Rustad’s third LP ‘When Words Flew Freely‘ is released on November 1st and ‘ Something Easier‘ is the second single from the album which we’re exclusively premiering today ahead of the single being released […]

Month: May 2020

Rosanne Cash wins 2020 Edward MacDowell Medal

Laura Marling “Song For Our Daughter” (Chrysalis/Partisan Records, 2020)

Sarah Jarosz “Orange and Blue” – Listen

Video: Carmanah “Best Interests”

AUK’s top 10 Americana albums ever: Clint West

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”