2020 – Page 225 – Americana UK

Ward Richmond “Highly Meditated” (Independent, 2020)

June 16, 2020 Tim Martin 2

When an artist’s past bands were called The Boys Named Sue and Party Police, there is a suspicion that they may not take life too seriously. Ward Richmond is a veteran of the Dallas scene and […]

AMA announces 2020 award nominees

June 16, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s that time of year again folks. The Americana Music Association has revealed the nominees for its 19th annual Americana Honors & Awards which includes Brandi Carlile, Brittany Howard, Our Native Daughters, the late John Prine, […]

Julian Taylor “Ballad Of A Young Troubadour” – Listen

June 16, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

When we featured his song ‘The Ridge‘ back in April I think it’s fair to say we were pretty impressed – and here we are again with his latest single ‘Ballad of a Young Troubadour‘ and […]

Video: Going to the Sun “Hopeful Song”

June 16, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the video for ‘Hopeful Song’ from Going to the Sun and that’s something we all need a little more of right now. We’re getting used to seeing artists play in videos created during lock-down but […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Danny Schmidt

June 15, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Life in lockdown has been strange and challenging in all sorts of ways. For music lovers and musicians, the absence of live shows has been particularly hard. We have been publishing regular mini-gigs to sustain that […]

Danny O;Keefe at Cosumer Unity conference 1981

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

July 6, 2026 0

Danny O’Keefe was one of the many folk-oriented singer-songwriters who flourished in the early ’70s, and while he didn’t break through to platinum success, his songs were covered by the likes of Jackson Browne, Elvis Presley, […]

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 Roots 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 […]

Year: 2020

Ward Richmond “Highly Meditated” (Independent, 2020)

AMA announces 2020 award nominees

Julian Taylor “Ballad Of A Young Troubadour” – Listen

Video: Going to the Sun “Hopeful Song”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Danny Schmidt

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

Rodney Crowell “Then Again”

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots 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”