2020 – Page 158 – Americana UK

Courtney Marie Andrews “Old Flowers” (Loose/Fat Possum Records, 2020)

August 14, 2020 Harold Hogan 0

Courtney Marie Andrews has gone from strength to strength since the release of her acclaimed 2018 album ‘May Your Kindness Remain’, earning an Emerging Artist of the Year nomination at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors […]

Bert Wills “The Storm” – Listen

August 14, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Kentucky born, Texas living singer Bert Wills brings us a history lesson to finish our week. On ‘The Storm‘ Bert Wills capture a steady beat of anticipation leading up to a description of the great hurricane […]

Video: Levon Helm “Poor Old Dirt Farmer”

August 14, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This is retro Friday. And this is Americana. Levon Helm was famously the drummer and one of the vocalists for The Band. He also released fabulous solo material. This is from the 2007 comeback album, ‘Dirt […]

Review: Uncut’s “Wilco – The Ultimate Music Guide”

August 13, 2020 Tim Martin 1

With their ‘Sounds of the New West’ compilations Uncut has always been the most likely of the major music magazines to cover “our” sort of music. They also publish a series of “Ultimate Music Guides” examining […]

What should I do, Americana UK?

August 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 2

And today we have a problem not of the heart, not even an angst twisted issued drawn from the human condition. Our enquirer today, the near meteorologically named Mr Fogerty has a singular concern which is […]

More People Really Should Know About: Padraig Jack

September 29, 2026 0

Just off the west coast of Ireland, west of Clare and south of Connemara, lie three small islands. With weather-beaten cliffs, tiny stone-walled fields, and a small, resilient population, the Aran Islands are steeped in history. […]

Greyhounds “Live On 29th Street”

September 29, 2026 0

An analogue, funky, live experience that truly lifts the soul. It would be a stretch to call Live On 29th Street an Americana album in the truest sense of the term; however, if three superb musicians […]

Ella Spencer “Howlin’ Wolf” – one lie too many

September 29, 2026 0

Here’s a song we know; Americana UK was lucky enough to hear a very early, possibly first, outing at the Americana Showcases back in 2025, when it was fresh off the page from the previous weekend. […]

Year: 2020

Courtney Marie Andrews “Old Flowers” (Loose/Fat Possum Records, 2020)

Bert Wills “The Storm” – Listen

Video: Levon Helm “Poor Old Dirt Farmer”

Review: Uncut’s “Wilco – The Ultimate Music Guide”

What should I do, Americana UK?

More People Really Should Know About: Padraig Jack

Greyhounds “Live On 29th Street”

Ella Spencer “Howlin’ Wolf” – one lie too many

Video: Louise Bichan “Binnorie-o” Feat. Aoife O’Donovan – adorned with bits of old fiddles

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”