2020 – Page 218 – Americana UK

AUK’s Chain Gang: Hot Club of Cowtown “Pennies from Heaven”

June 22, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

The last Chain Gang featured Mark Lanegan’s version of Dylan’s `Man in the Long Black Coat’. As ever, Dylan provides us with those allusive, resonating lyrics. Is the man of the title referring to death, depression […]

Teghan Devon “Little Lion” (Broken Juke Box Media, 2020)

June 22, 2020 Viv Fish 0

Teghan Devon’s voice has the lyrical quality of an angel, that can be of no doubt. It is melodic, symphonic, harmonious. Her musicianship, and that of all the participants on this EP ‘Little Lion‘, is delicate […]

Eric Bolander “Magic Moon” – Listen

June 22, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Eric Bolander is busy working on his third album, after last year’s well received ‘The Wind.‘ In the meantime he’s prepared a couple of singles to bridge the gap, with ‘Magic Moon‘ the first of these.

Video: Street Arts & Friends “Isolation”

June 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This is an inspiring collaboration to start your week. Street Arts is an organisation in Stratford-Upon-Avon that supports the homeless, vulnerable and socially isolated. Alongside the users of Street Arts, 29 musicians have worked on this […]

Something for the weekend: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit “Overseas”

June 19, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

So here we are again as Cher said in 1989. If you really do want to be distracted from the absolute state of things for 5 minutes (and who could blame you now we have the […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 2

An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]

Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

October 1, 2026 0

Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]

Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

October 1, 2026 0

The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]

Year: 2020