December 2020 – Page 4

Forgotten Artists – Over the Rhine

December 23, 2020 Rick Bayles 0

It’s our last FORGOTTEN ARTISTS feature of the year and it’s another fine one from regular contributor to this series, Tim Martin. This duo aren’t so much forgotten as criminally neglected on this side of the […]

Esther Rose “Keep Me Running” – Listen

December 23, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s a gorgeous song from Esther Rose today – the New Orleans-based singer, songwriter and musician has a recent album ‘You made it this Far‘ out and has also announced that she has signed to Full […]

Jim White “Misfit’s Jubilee”

December 23, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

Acid trip Cowboy delivers plenty of whimsy but not a lot of wow The Americana maverick Jim White returns with what he has described as his ‘most upbeat, hallucinogenic record to date’. ‘Misfit’s Jubilee’ certainly lives […]

Video: Drive-By Truckers “The KKK Took My Baby Away”

December 23, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

What a way to finish the year. ‘The KKK Took May Baby Away’ is the final song from the acclaimed album ‘The New OK’, which was the second from Drive-By Truckers this year. Just like the […]

Americana UK writers choose their albums of 2020

December 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 6

We’ve reached the end of perhaps the most unconventional year in most of our lifetimes, but music has been that constant companion, even though our capacity to cope with acoustic covers albums has perhaps been pushed […]

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

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Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Album Reviews

William Poyer “Forgiven”

March 29, 2022 0

British Roots displayed by Welsh via Mexico singer-songwriter. William Poyer is a Welsh singer-songwriter who currently resides in Mexico. Having moved there in 2013, he wrote and produced his 2016 debut album ‘Born Lucky‘ in North […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: The Cactus Blossoms, La Marbrerie, Montreuil, France – 12th February 2025

February 24, 2025 0

What do you think sets The Cactus Blossoms apart from other Americana-flavoured acts? Well, on the surface you might mention their short-haired, clean-shaven style. They wear matching jackets on stage instead of trying to look like […]

Album Reviews

Spencer Cullum “Coin Collection 3”

April 15, 2026 0

Cullum concludes his triumvirate of distinctly British folk-fused psychedelic albums by utilising occult-tinged horror tales to make sense of current affairs. Back in 2021, pedal steel maestro and bandleader Spencer Cullum released his first Coin Collection […]

Month: December 2020

Forgotten Artists – Over the Rhine

Esther Rose “Keep Me Running” – Listen

Jim White “Misfit’s Jubilee”

Video: Drive-By Truckers “The KKK Took My Baby Away”

Americana UK writers choose their albums of 2020

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”