July 2020 – Page 12 – Americana UK

Classic Americana Albums: Witness “Under A Sun” (Universal Island, 2001)

July 22, 2020 Mark Johnson 4

I fell in love with this album the first time it was played, it seemed faultless and distinct then (and still does two decades later) but never quite understood why it made such an impact for […]

Ondara “Folk N’ Roll No.1: Tales of Isolation” (Verve Forecast 2020)

July 22, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Nairobi born and Minneapolis resident Ondara unveils his second album, and a powerful thing it is. Opening with the plaintive ‘Pulled Out of the Market’ Ondara nails his colours to the mast early on as a […]

Interview: The Jayhawks discuss a true joint effort making their new album ‘XOXO’

July 22, 2020 Del Day 1

‘XOXO’ marks the latest instalment in the musical journey of The Jayhawks, a trip that has lasted over thirty-five years and numerous highlights. For the first time in the band’s long history ‘XOXO’ really is a […]

Lynn Miles “We’ll Look For Stars” (Independent, 2020)

July 22, 2020 David Jarman 0

‘We’ll Look For Stars’ is the 15th album from Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Miles, who featured last month in our ‘Forgotten Artists’ feature. Perhaps overlooked rather than forgotten, as our writer suggested, this album demonstrates again what […]

The Song Remains: Emitt Rhodes 1950 – 2020

July 22, 2020 Martin Johnson 2

Emitt Rhodes died in his sleep on July 19th, 2020. As a singer songwriter, he only released four authorised solo albums, with the penultimate one being released in 1973, to little overall success in the US […]

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. […]

Album Reviews

The Last Revel “Gone For Good”

June 30, 2025 0

Solid bluegrass-tinged folk from a virtuosic quartet. Based in Minneapolis, this is the third album from The Last Revel since the trio, now a quartet, reconvened in 2021, their sixth in total. It is impossible not […]

Album Reviews

Big Jim Brown and the Speedkings “Devil On The Other Shoulder” (Independent, 2019)

May 16, 2019 0

The Speedkings are whomever Jim Brown is playing with, so this latest release doesn’t have much of a common line-up with 2016’s ‘After All, it’s Been Forever‘ and on any given night his live band is […]

Tracks

Emma Guzman “Bullfrog” – you know any more?

June 14, 2022 0

‘Bullfrog‘ is something of a transition song for Detroit based indie-folk singer Emma Guzman as it reflects, in part, on the change from teenage years to moving into her twenties – well, to be specific becoming […]

Month: July 2020

Classic Americana Albums: Witness “Under A Sun” (Universal Island, 2001)

Ondara “Folk N’ Roll No.1: Tales of Isolation” (Verve Forecast 2020)

Interview: The Jayhawks discuss a true joint effort making their new album ‘XOXO’

Lynn Miles “We’ll Look For Stars” (Independent, 2020)

The Song Remains: Emitt Rhodes 1950 – 2020

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”