2020 – Page 221 – Americana UK

Songs for the apocalypse: John Wesley Harding “God Lives Upstairs”

June 18, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Many years ago when I lived in Sydney I used to sometimes go down Pitt Street which had some now long-forgotten record stores which would flog off albums for next to nothing, so pre-the days of […]

Bessie Jones “Get In Union” (Alan Lomax Archives/Association For Cultural Equity, 2020)

June 18, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

This album is a vast collection of songs by Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers – captured on tape by Alan Lomax in 1959, when he returned to the island of St. Simons where […]

Video: Bror Gunnar Jansson “The Cotten-Eyed Joe”

June 18, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Bror Gunnar Jansson takes a familiar, traditional folk song (popularised by Rednex) and truly makes it his own. It’s a stylish video and a stylish performance from the Swedish singer-songwriter. Having discovered the Bob Wills interpretation […]

VERSIONS – “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”

June 18, 2020 Paul Villers 2

Following a conversation between our writers we’ve come up with this new occasional feature which we hope you will enjoy. The question posed is “What is the best or definitive version of any given tune. Is […]

Victor Camozzi “Black Dog” (Volco Records, 2020)

June 18, 2020 Tim Newby 0

Victor Camozzi has a compelling, warbling, Texas drawl that helps frame his lyrics with a tasteful sincerity. On his fourth album, ‘Black Dog’, Camozzi sings about all the things you would expect a bearded, long-haired cowboy […]

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