July 2020 – Page 34 – Americana UK

Video: Sergeant Buzfuz “There’s Idiots, Then There’s Idiots With Money”

July 3, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest video from Sheffield’s Sergeant Buzfuz is the opening track from the brand new album, ‘Fox Pop’, which was released today, 3rd July. The video features video chats, lockdown performances and the empty streets of […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Andrew Frolish

July 2, 2020 Clint West 1

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 […]

What should I do, Americana UK?

July 2, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

It was with a long and rolling anecdote that we finally approached the issue that was bugging Tom Petty – the thing that was the very crux of the matter. Seems that this time around the […]

Steve Crawford and Spider Mackenzie “Celticana” (Independent, 2020)

July 2, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

`Celticana’ is the second album from songwriter Steve Crawford and his compadre Spider Mackenzie on harmonica. The title sums up their intent to marry the music of their native Scotland with the U.S, and they succeed. […]

Video Premiere: David Lewis “Unswept Leaves”

July 2, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

With a lovely vocal melody, David Lewis draws us into his warm musical world among his friends. ‘Unswept Leaves’ is taken from the newly-released ‘Among Friends’, which is Lewis’s fifth album. It’s a full six years […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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

Alpha Mule “Peripheral Vision” (Giant Meteor Records, 2018)

February 1, 2018 0

Eric Stoner and Joe Forkan, both visual artists by day, come together to form a potent partnership much greater than its parts. Their website claims influence by rock, blues, bluegrass, folk and traditional country and to […]

Tracks

Bonny Light Horseman “When I Was Younger” – gone, gone, those days of youth

February 22, 2024 0

On this lyric video we find Josh Kaufman, Eric D. Johnson, and Anaïs Mitchell – collectively Bonny Light Horseman – doing that which they do so well, to wit making the finest music of our times. […]

Interviews

Interview: Arlo McKinley on how personal upheaval shaped his new album

September 6, 2022 0

Like everyone else, Arlo McKinley’s plans were dealt an unexpected and painful blow by the onset of the global pandemic. With an album (2020’s ‘Die Midwestern’) just released, the accompanying tour to promote the record was cancelled, […]

Month: July 2020

Video: Sergeant Buzfuz “There’s Idiots, Then There’s Idiots With Money”

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Andrew Frolish

What should I do, Americana UK?

Steve Crawford and Spider Mackenzie “Celticana” (Independent, 2020)

Video Premiere: David Lewis “Unswept Leaves”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”