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 […]