July 2020 – Page 26 – Americana UK

Video: Elles Bailey & The Midnight Band “Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You”

July 10, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Sit back and enjoy the soothing tones of Elles Bailey on this cover of the Wilson Picket song ‘Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You’. After winning the AMAUK 2020 UK Song of the Year Award […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Jonathan Aird

July 9, 2020 Clint West 2

At AUK we are on a quest to find the ‘top 10 americana albums ever’. Over the last few weeks our writers have been going through the mental anguish of trying to narrow the whole history […]

Songs for the apocalypse: Woodpigeon “Redbeard”

July 9, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Last week in this column I featured the band The Young Republic who were one of the first and only releases on the End of the Road record label. The same year I saw them was […]

Video: Arlo McKinley “Die Midwestern”

July 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The title track from Arlo McKinley’s upcoming album is a beautifully crafted piece of work that feels warmly familiar and yet entirely new. McKinley explains: “This song is similar to ‘Walking Shoes’ but putting all the blame […]

Lorraine Nash “Wildflowers” (Independent, 2020)

July 9, 2020 Jason McDonald 0

21-year-old Kerry resident Lorraine Nash has released her debut EP ‘Wildflower’ and it is an assured and accomplished collection. Nash’s music is influenced by her love of traditional Irish music but the five original songs on […]