September 2020 – Page 12

Jason Isbell: “I’d like this mask to protect me from Van Morrison” – Watch

September 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

You may have seen Van Morrison in the press last week raging against restrictions because of Covid with a new batshit song which goes: “No more lockdown / No more government overreach / No more fascist […]

Balsam Range “Richest Man” – Listen

September 22, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Marc Pruett, Buddy Melton, Darren Nicholson, Tim Surrett and Caleb Smith are Balsam Range, a bluegrass band from North Carolina. They’ve won a string of awards (a long string at that) in the last few years, […]

Video: Ben Harper “Inland Empire”

September 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Simply, breathtakingly beautiful. Ben Harper is an incredibly talented performer and, here, he shows how the lap steel guitar can be used to create musical poetry. It needs no words. Harper has just announced the release […]

VERSIONS: “That’s How I Got to Memphis”

September 21, 2020 Paul Villers 4

Here we are again with VERSIONS – our look at the songs, the performers and the interpretations by performers of the songs. This week Clint West looks at the country standard ‘That’s How I Got to […]

Austin Lucas “The Times” – Listen

September 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

The album will be out on October 30th, it’s called ‘Alive In The Hot Zone!‘ and it’s a sort of lockdown record – with the added twist that Austin Lucas has hunkered down in Mainz, away from […]

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: September 2020

Jason Isbell: “I’d like this mask to protect me from Van Morrison” – Watch

Balsam Range “Richest Man” – Listen

Video: Ben Harper “Inland Empire”

VERSIONS: “That’s How I Got to Memphis”

Austin Lucas “The Times” – 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”