2020 – Page 111 – Americana UK

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Mark Nenadic

September 24, 2020 Clint West 1

AUK’s quest to identify the top ten americana albums ever continues. Each week one of our writers chooses their own personal selections and when they have all contributed, a short-list will be drawn up, from which […]

What should I do, Americana UK ?

September 24, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

We entered, as you’ll doubtless recall, on this quest to determine whether music has the answer to all our problems with a sense of optimism tempered with realism. Today’s concern is one of those knotty problems […]

The Marriage “Imagining Sunsets” (Independent, 2020)

September 24, 2020 Alan Fitter 0

Collins Dictionary says the meaning of the word pleasant is “Something that is nice, enjoyable or attractive”. Then if you put pleasant into a thesaurus you get words such as lovely, nice, likeable, agreeable and pleasing. […]

Video: Our Man in the Field “Easy Going Smile”

September 24, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single off the highly anticipated debut album from Our Man in the Field (AKA Alex Ellis), which will be released on 25th September. This stripped-back version of ‘Easy Going Smile’ was recorded […]

Suzanne Vega “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)

September 24, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

Close your eyes as you listen to the opening of, ‘An Evening of New York Songs and Stories’ and you might be able to imagine yourself amongst the audience surrounded by the old world charm of […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: Dave Alvin “Ashgrove”

September 28, 2023 0

The works of Dave Alvin will need no introduction to most AUK readers, but I wanted to highlight this particular album. Released in 2004 it takes its name from the famed L.A. nightspot where Alvin and […]

Columns

Vox Continental: May 2026

May 28, 2026 0

This month we have new music, new voices and a new layout. Keeping it Continental! We start this month’s column with a new album from Swedish country singer, Joulin Younis. It’s unusual to hear such a […]

Album Reviews

Pinball “Pinball” (Independent, 2020)

April 29, 2020 1

Something we don’t get a lot of these days is an album of instrumentals; that’s what we have here with the debut album from Pinball, entitled ‘Pinball’! The band consists of Australians Melissa Cox on violin […]

Year: 2020

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Mark Nenadic

What should I do, Americana UK ?

The Marriage “Imagining Sunsets” (Independent, 2020)

Video: Our Man in the Field “Easy Going Smile”

Suzanne Vega “An Evening of New York Songs and Stories” (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks