July 2020 – Page 30 – Americana UK

The Bacon Brothers “The Way We Love” (Independent, 2020)

July 7, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

To know that this is album number ten for The Bacon Brothers may come as a surprise to those of us who associate Kevin primarily as an actor. However, alongside Emmy award winning composer and sibling […]

Old Crow Medicine Show “Pray For America” – Listen

July 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The call came in from NPR for Old Crow Medicine Show to contribute a new song that dealt with our times – and specifically here the ravages of Covid-19 in the USA. If there is one […]

Video: Charley Crockett “Run Horse Run”

July 7, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

At the end of the month, Charley Crockett is due to release a highly-anticipated new album, ‘Welcome to Hard Times’. To whet our appetites, here is the latest single from the forthcoming record. ‘Run Horse Run’ […]

10 Americana songs with a boxing theme

July 6, 2020 Clint West 4

Listening to the excellent new Matt Hill album ‘Savage Pilgrims’ I was particularly struck by the track ‘Bendigo’ which tells the story of a 19th century Nottinghamshire prizefighter. It set me thinking about boxing-themed songs and how I’d […]

Lucinda Williams performs “A Man Without a Soul” – Watch

July 6, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Lucinda Williams is the latest artist over in the US to contribute a song to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s #PlayAtHome series, performing last week ‘A Man Without a Soul’ which is taken from her […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
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Third World - Journey to Addis
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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever
By Joe Nathan , 5 days ago

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

News

The Wood Brothers to reappear in a “Puff Of Smoke” in August

May 1, 2025 0

“Puff of Smoke”, the highly-anticipated ninth studio album from Grammy Award-nominated Americana trio The Wood Brothers, has been announced for release on August 1st, 2025, via Honey Jar/Thirty Tigers, and it’s preceded by the album’s first […]

Album Reviews

Kassi Valazza “From Newman Street”

April 24, 2025 0

Valazza’s transitional third album reflects the changes in her personal life. There have been very few albums released so far this year that have been as highly anticipated as “From Newman Street”, the latest offering from […]

Album Reviews

Alice di Micele “Reverse the Flow”

October 9, 2025 0

Remarkable folk singer-songwriter delivers a powerful message for these times. Well, unless you are an aficionado, it would not be surprising if you had never heard of Alice di Micele, although our esteemed colleague Richard Parkinson […]

Month: July 2020

The Bacon Brothers “The Way We Love” (Independent, 2020)

Old Crow Medicine Show “Pray For America” – Listen

Video: Charley Crockett “Run Horse Run”

10 Americana songs with a boxing theme

Lucinda Williams performs “A Man Without a Soul” – Watch

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour