2020 – Page 194 – Americana UK

AUK’s Chain Gang: Little Feat “Willin'”

July 13, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

Last week’s stars of AUK’s Chain Gang were Southend’s finest, The Kursall Flyers. Former members of the aforementioned band, Paul Shuttleworth & Vic Collins are now part of The Ugly Guys, whose album ‘Senior Moments’ features […]

Tom Fairnie “Lightning in the Dark” (Independent, 2020)

July 13, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

Tom Fairnie refers to his music as ‘Celticana’, which is a fair summation of his blended Americana influences and Scottish roots. The bagpipes solo kind of give it away right at the beginning. To cement this […]

Cassandra Violet “Superbloom” – Listen

July 13, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

“I meditate every day, I hope that this feeling can go away” sings Cassandra Violet over a backing that can only be described as quirky, before wistfully adding ” back to when I was in High […]

Video: Nathaniel Rateliff “Time Stands”

July 13, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Let’s start the week – not for the first time – with a little bit of Nathaniel Rateliff. Deserted beaches, empty streets and abandoned fairground rides feature in the apocalyptic video for ‘Time Stands’, a beautiful […]

Something for the weekend: The Avett Brothers “Victory”

July 10, 2020 Mark Whitfield 1

Another week in the life of AUK passes by like sand through a pair of glasses. I had an interesting conversation with AUK reader Barry Cooke this week about The Avett Brothers and how some fans […]

Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

July 6, 2026 0

Forgotten recordings from 20 years ago, which will delight Crowell fans. Then Again was recorded in 2006 with the same band as on Rodney Crowell’s previous three albums, The Houston Kid (2001), Fate’s Right Hand (2003) […]

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

July 6, 2026 0

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

July 6, 2026 0

Midway through the European leg of her Heavy Petal tour, Sierra Ferrell and touring company found themselves at the Docks venue in Hamburg, right in the heart of the Reeperbahn. Originally the gig had been located […]

Year: 2020

AUK’s Chain Gang: Little Feat “Willin'”

Tom Fairnie “Lightning in the Dark” (Independent, 2020)

Cassandra Violet “Superbloom” – Listen

Video: Nathaniel Rateliff “Time Stands”

Something for the weekend: The Avett Brothers “Victory”

Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Music Festival

Live Review: Sierra Ferrell + The Brudi Brothers, Docks, Hamburg – 1st July 2026

Sounds from beyond the Shed 243 “A game of two halves”

Lisa Bouchelle “A Light To Come Home To” – feat. Amanda Shires & Larry Campbell