2020 – Page 317 – Americana UK

Video: Steve Dawson & Funeral Bonsai Wedding “Last Flight Out”

April 6, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is a fascinating, dream-like animated video from Steve Dawson & Funeral Bonsai Wedding. Alongside song-writer, Dawson, the band consist of respected members of the Chicago jazz and improvised music scene: vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, drummer Charles […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Otis Gibbs “The Town That Killed Kennedy”

April 6, 2020 Clint West 0

Following on from last week’s selection of ‘Dallas’ by the wonderful Caitlin Rose, I’ve gone with that Texas location link and have chosen ‘The Town That Killed Kennedy’ by Otis Gibbs. The song is taken from […]

Saints Eleven “This Town” (Independent, 2020)

April 6, 2020 Helen Jones 0

Saints Eleven frontman Jeff Grossman has been described as “an introverted soul” and “a little shy in person”, but you’d never recognise such a man by listening to his music: this is forceful southern rock, with […]

Kiefer Sutherland, Cambridge Junction, 24th February 2020

April 6, 2020 Emily Dongray 0

As we get used to the lack of live reviews, a few AUK scribes have dug into their recent archives to offer a few belated reviews… Kiefer Sutherland, yes, you read that correctly, and yes, it […]

Andrew Weiss and Friends “The Golden Age of Love and Chemistry” (Independent, 2020)

April 6, 2020 Ewan Lury 0

In this time of trouble, Andrew Weiss and His Friends have given us an album to lift our spirits which enables us to think of love, life and happiness. The album is, as Weiss says, ‘music […]

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

Video: Steve Dawson & Funeral Bonsai Wedding “Last Flight Out”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Otis Gibbs “The Town That Killed Kennedy”

Saints Eleven “This Town” (Independent, 2020)

Kiefer Sutherland, Cambridge Junction, 24th February 2020

Andrew Weiss and Friends “The Golden Age of Love and Chemistry” (Independent, 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”