2020 – Page 31 – Americana UK

Grammy 2020 Americana nominations announced

November 30, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The nominations have been announced for the 63rd annual Grammy awards which are due to take place on January 31st 2021, and amongst the three thousand odd categories are of course Best Americana Album and Best […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jesse Dayton “It’s Like a Possum Ran Over My Grave”

November 30, 2020 Guy Lincoln 0

I didn’t know that ‘Wristband’ song before and, if I’m honest, I never much cared for Paul Simon, so I’m juggling this catch from Tim already. Having listened to the song I wasn’t immediately sure where […]

Kathy Greenholdt “If” (Independent, 2020)

November 30, 2020 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

Talking about late starters! Chicago singer-songwriter Kathy Greenholdt started back in 2002. Nothing unusual in that. But, that is actually when she started to learn playing the guitar and wrote her first song. Suspicious listener? You […]

Samara Jade “The Place Between” – Listen

November 30, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Samara Jade is a folk troubadour, a multi-instrumentalist and a spelunker. Growing up in Hudson Valley New York she was given a proper education – steeped in the folk music and culture of Pete Seeger and […]

Video Premiere: Phill Reynolds “Is it Painful”

November 30, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The layered vocals that rise up as ‘Is it Painful’ builds are exquisite and are the highlight of this striking song from Italian singer-songwriter Phill Reynolds. Reynolds’ voice is deep, earthy, rootsy and full of character, […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

September 24, 2026 0

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Videos

Video: Select Captain “Get Me Out of here”

April 9, 2020 0

Here is the dreamy video for ‘Get Me Out of Here’, the most recent single from Select Captain. The atmospheric song is taken from the EP, ‘Comes in Waves, Part 2’. Select Captain was formerly the […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Shannon Clark & The Sugar “The Burden”

February 17, 2022 1

Here is the latest single from Ohio’s Shannon Clark & The Sugar, a family trio known for gorgeous harmonies and sensitive, heartfelt lyrics. Husband and wife Shannon and Brittany Clark, performing with their daughter Navie since […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed 151 “The Cricket”

August 2, 2024 0

Went to the Test match last week in Birmingham. Had a brilliant time, however, my travelling companion had decided that it would be an ‘interesting’ experience if we joined the ranks of the Barmy Army in […]

Year: 2020

Grammy 2020 Americana nominations announced

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jesse Dayton “It’s Like a Possum Ran Over My Grave”

Kathy Greenholdt “If” (Independent, 2020)

Samara Jade “The Place Between” – Listen

Video Premiere: Phill Reynolds “Is it Painful”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons