November 2020 – Page 3

Jingle Bells Friday – Have you done your cards yet?

November 27, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

We here at Americana UK get a lot of song offers for features throughout the year. And from late October a number, an increasing number as the days pass into November, are Yuletide themed. The joys […]

Rare 40 year old early Rank and File concert recording unearthed – Listen

November 27, 2020 Martin Johnson 6

AUK has managed to get a bit of treat for our more discerning readers thanks to Chris Metzler of Décor Records. It is a 40-year-old recording of a live concert at Urban Noize, Portland, Oregon, on […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Shammer “Never Tears Before a Goodbye”

November 27, 2020 Paul Villers 0

This week were overjoyed that Lockdown Mk II will soon be at an end (although as lockdowns go it was a poor relation to Lockdown Mk I – indeed other than the fact that you couldn’t […]

The Song Remains: Hal Ketchum 1953 – 2020

November 27, 2020 Rick Bayles 1

It’s with much sadness that we’ve learned of the death of Hal Ketchum, who passed away at his family home on Monday night, due to complications from dementia, after three years of battling with the illness […]

Sunflower “Thin Skin” – Listen

November 27, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Clearly not social distancing, we’ll cut Sunflower some slack because they are outdoors – and that outdoors is in Australia. So, you know, pretty much Covid free. To the extent that Sunflower have been able to […]