2020 – Page 102 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Dean Owens “A Song for the Dark Times”

October 2, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Two weeks before the lockdown, Ian Rankin, famous crime novelist, was performing at Cash Back In Fife, the festival organised by award-winning singer-songwriter Dean Owens. The pair got chatting about Rankin’s new Inspector Rebus novel, ‘A […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Keith Hargreaves

October 1, 2020 Clint West 1

Welcome once again to the latest selections in AUK’s ongoing search for the ‘top 10 americana albums ever’. You know the format by now: each week a different AUK writer chooses their own personal top 10. […]

Track Premiere: Josh Merritt “The High”

October 1, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

‘The High‘ is an honest song that comes from having lived through the reality. Josh Merritt’s childhood was scarred by his mother’s and stepfather’s methamphetamine addiction. Not only as users – they fell into manufacturing and […]

Interview: Kelley Swindall & Don Dilego talk about New York Americana

October 1, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Kelley who? There is often a debate when Americana UK decides which artists we should interview. Clearly, new and emerging artists need the oxygen of publicity to help them build their career momentum, but what of […]

Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell record pro-choice song – Listen

October 1, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell have released a new song called ‘The Problem’ in which they take on the characters of a couple having an honest, difficult conversation about abortion. The track’s release coincides with International […]