August 2020 – Page 13

Darlingside return with new album “Fish Pond Fish”

August 18, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The lovely indie-folk quartet who call themselves Darlingside have announced the release of their new album ‘Fish Pond Fish’ which comes out on Thirty Tigers on October 9th. The record is the follow up to the band’s […]

Anton O’Donnell “On the Way Down”

August 18, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Anton O’Donnell is the lead singer/songwriter with Glasgow based band and Anton & the Colts, and his second single ‘On the Way Down’ is out next week. Anton told us that the song is “lyrically the […]

Forgotten Artists – Marvin, Welch & Farrar

August 18, 2020 Rick Bayles 7

Here we go with another glance into the past via our FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series, taking a look at some of the Americana musicians that may just have dropped out of people’s memories or who, perhaps, never […]

Red Sammy “That Raging Heart” (Independent, 2020)

August 18, 2020 Helen Jones 0

The band Red Sammy – fronted by Baltimore, Maryland native Adam Trice – bill themselves as a rock band, but their eighth studio album sees them working in a more soulful frame of mind, with influences […]

Jerry Leger & Don Stevenson “Halfway ‘Til Gone” – Listen

August 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

A very special track today, with Canadian Jerry Leger teeming up with Don Stevenson (of Moby Grape fame) for ‘Halfway ’til Gone‘. There’s a classic Everly Brothers feel to the duo’s collaboration – in the harmonies, […]

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. […]

Classic Clips

Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967

September 4, 2026 4

Growing up, I loved to watch the television show The Monkees, though looking back, I figure I wasn’t watching the episodes as they first aired, but re-runs. There were only two series of the show, though […]

Album Reviews

The Gentle Good “Ruins/Adfeilion” (Bubblewrap Collective, 2016)

October 16, 2016 0

The presidential ‘debates’ show what happens when you match ugliness with ugliness – it spirals into something toxic and is birthing the idiocracy that we seem to deserve. Gareth Bonello meets the ugliness of the contemporary […]

Videos

Video: Pokey LaFarge “Fine To Me”

September 2, 2021 0

Pokey LaFarge releases, ‘Fine To Me‘, an exhilarating second track from his new album, ‘In The Blossom of Their Shade‘. Ironically, for a performer who draws so much on older musical styles, LaFarge is one of […]

Month: August 2020