2020 – Page 309 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: Zach Aaron “Fill Dirt Wanted”

April 14, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Texas singer-songwriter Zach Aaron captures that classic casual folk-country sound on ‘Fill Dirt Wanted‘ which captures him “running from my family, running from my fear, running from anything that gets too near” before wearily admitting that […]

Video: Elles Bailey “Woman Like Me”

April 14, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The video for ‘Woman Like Me’ gives us a glimpse of the work that goes on in the studio and the quality of the musicianship that drives the song. The line-up includes Joe Wilkins on guitar, […]

Something for the (long) weekend: John Prine “Far From Me”

April 9, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

For many of us the weekend is something of an abstract construct at the moment, but still – AUK is taking its usual Easter break until Tuesday. What a sad and terrible week it’s been in […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Ali Holder

April 9, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

We are on a mission to bring you great music – reaching out from artists’ homes to yours. The songs are coming to you from some distance (Texas in this case) but there’s no social distancing […]

Pickathon presents a concert a day – starting with Drive By Truckers

April 9, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

Long-running Portland, Oregon festival Pickathon has announced a new series of concerts for the next 2 months entitled ‘A Concert A Day’. The initiative has been set up to help musicians and artist communities through the […]

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 0

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 […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2020

Track Premiere: Zach Aaron “Fill Dirt Wanted”

Video: Elles Bailey “Woman Like Me”

Something for the (long) weekend: John Prine “Far From Me”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Ali Holder

Pickathon presents a concert a day – starting with Drive By Truckers

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

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”