August 2020 – Page 26

Video + Exclusive Commentary: Justin Wells “No Time for a Broken Heart”

August 5, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the wonderfully characterful voice of Justin Wells, who tells it like it is on latest single ‘No Time for a Broken Heart’. When he sings: “I’d like to lie and tell you it gets […]

Kathleen Edwards “Total Freedom” (Dualtone Records, 2020)

August 5, 2020 Russell Murphy 0

In 2014, having released four studio albums, Kathleen Edwards returned home from yet another promotional tour for her 2012 album, ‘Voyageur’, put away her guitar and stepped back from the business. The hamster wheel of writing/recording/touring/repeat […]

Paul Kelly/Paul Grabowski “Please Leave Your Light On” (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)

August 5, 2020 Paul Kerr 1

When AUK reviewed Paul Kelly’s recent retrospective collection, ‘Songs From The South’, we remarked on Kelly’s magpie like ability to gather up elements from power pop, folk, rock, bluegrass, soul and country over a prolific career […]

Track Premiere: Cary Morin “Come the Rain”

August 5, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

‘Come the Rain‘ which we are premiering today is the lead single from Cory Morin’s new album ‘Dockside Saints‘, which is out on August 7th. It’s an album that showcases Morin’s recently developed finger-picking guitar style, […]

Video: Michael Bernard Fitzgerald “I Love That Sound”

August 5, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This live recording of Michael Bernard Fitzgerald’s latest single, recorded in a beautiful lakeside location in Canada, ends with the camera zooming increasingly closer. After the final notes are played, lingering and mingling with the sounds […]

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. […]

Tracks

Jenny Don’t And The Spurs “Train Ticket” – Listen

May 4, 2021 0

Are you looking for a raucous honky-tonking punkabilly touched sound? Good news, we have just that for you. Jenny just doesn’t understand – “I know I don’t cook and I sure don’t clean but I’ve got […]

Album Reviews

Damien Jurado “The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania”

May 25, 2021 0

Enigmatic low-fi folk provides emotional clarity and literal obscurity. Damien Jurado has been making records for twenty-five years. This is the first release on his own label, Maraqopa Records, and his seventeenth studio album overall. Maybe […]

Live Reviews

Cam Penner and Jon Wood, The Green Note, London, 14th November 2018

November 19, 2018 0

Cam Penner and Jon Wood have been making music together for 13 years and over that time they’ve honed that most important of things – a distinctive sound. And a friendship – that’s important too. Cam […]

Month: August 2020