2020 – Page 306 – Americana UK

Jason Isbell and 400 Unit play silo version of “24 Frames” – Watch

April 15, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Jason Isbell has gathered his 400 Unit assemble who are currently scattered around Nashville in their own respective quarantine holes to perform a remote version of their classic ’24 Frames’. Although the track is a live […]

Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts “Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts” (D.A. Records, 2020)

April 15, 2020 Mark Johnson 0

“There’s an old adage that your first album is your best album because you had your whole life to write it. Well that gives me a big advantage releasing my first album at my age”. So says […]

Track Premiere: Woods End “Rowan Road”

April 15, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

There’s a pensive mood to this new song from Sweden’s Woods End, with a ratcheting up of the anxious tension as the song progresses with the death-watch beetle knock of the percussion. As you’d expect by […]

Video: Mules & Men “John Keavney”

April 15, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

Mules & Men bring bluegrass right up-to-date with their excellent new video for ‘John Keavney’. It follows a character whose economic woes lead him to sell the family’s land and then lose everything – a cautionary […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Bandits on the Run

April 14, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Making a connection from isolation: that’s what it’s all about. Our series of mini-gigs give you the chance to see great artists perform great music, all from the comfort of your home. Today’s mini-gig comes from […]

Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

July 3, 2026 0

Wall of Sound is the new single from Alex Ellis’s musical project Our Man in the Field. With typically thoughtful, sensitive lyrics, the song features fine storytelling, focused on everyday people and everyday lives, captured in […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 1

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

Year: 2020