August 2020 – Page 7 – Americana UK

AUK’s Chain Gang: Benjamin Tod “The Mountain”

August 24, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

In last week’s instalment of the Chain Gang, Tim Newby described the connections between Ola Belle Reed’s ‘High on a Mountain’ and Roy Acuff’s ‘Wreck on the Highway’ as “tenuous”. In contrast, the connections between Reed’s […]

VERSIONS – “All Along the Watchtower”

August 24, 2020 Paul Villers 6

Here’s another in our VERSIONS series in which we take a song and examine it from different angles, different positions and different viewpoints. This time Jonathan Aird does the forensics on ‘All Along The Watchtower’.

Forgotten Artists – Cowboy

August 24, 2020 Rick Bayles 2

It’s time for another article in our FORGOTTEN ARTISTS series and, this time, Clint West is back to remind us about Southern Country Rockers, Cowboy.

Sleepy Gaucho “Morning Light” (Hear Here Records, 2020)

August 24, 2020 Diccon Johnston 0

‘Morning Light’ is the second album by multi-instrumentalist Andy Goitia. This essentially appears to be a solo album giving Andy the space to explore sonic opportunities with the aid of friends, session musicians and most notably, […]

Lisa Akuah “Bubbles” – Listen

August 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Not, thankfully, a song about isolation and the community bubbles people are advised to restrict their meeting of others to. We don’t think we could have taken that. No, Lisa Akuah’s soft sounding but rather biting […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Month: August 2020

AUK’s Chain Gang: Benjamin Tod “The Mountain”

VERSIONS – “All Along the Watchtower”

Forgotten Artists – Cowboy

Sleepy Gaucho “Morning Light” (Hear Here Records, 2020)

Lisa Akuah “Bubbles” – Listen

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”