2020 – Page 314 – Americana UK

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Mackenzie Shivers

April 7, 2020 Andrew Frolish 1

In these strange days, when everyone’s plans have gone awry, we continue to spread the joy of music through sharing exclusive ‘mini-gigs’. Hopefully, these little gestures can help keep everyone going. Today we’re delighted to share […]

The Song Remains: Adam Schlesinger 1967 – 2020

April 7, 2020 Martin Johnson 3

Regular and recent readers of this website will have seen from his current posts following Adam Schlesinger’s death on April 1st, from complications with Covid-19, that our esteemed editor is a particular fan of the artist […]

Nathan Kalish “Songs For Nobody” (Independent, 2020)

April 7, 2020 Steven Rafferty 0

Nathan Kalish is the kind of songwriter that other songwriters love. He’s a road warrior and his travels fill the pipeline of the songwriting cycle. When you combine that with a band that’s turn-on-a-dime tight and […]

Craig Finn “All Those Perfect Crosses” – Listen

April 7, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The Hold Steady frontman sounds ever more like Elvis Costello on this song taken from his upcoming Record Store Day exclusive release. Record Store Day is now planned to be June 20th – well, let’s hope. […]

Nikki & the Phantom Callers “Everybody’s Going To Hell (But You and Me)” (Tiny Tornado Records, 2020)

April 7, 2020 Guy Lincoln 1

Nikki Speake is from Alabama, Nikki and the Phantom Callers is her band and they currently make Atlanta their home. These are not just simple biographical facts from the PR notes as a way in to […]

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

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Mackenzie Shivers

The Song Remains: Adam Schlesinger 1967 – 2020

Nathan Kalish “Songs For Nobody” (Independent, 2020)

Craig Finn “All Those Perfect Crosses” – Listen

Nikki & the Phantom Callers “Everybody’s Going To Hell (But You and Me)” (Tiny Tornado Records, 2020)

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”