2020 – Page 319 – Americana UK

Studio Life: Jonathan Hultén

April 3, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Jonathan Hultén has just released his debut solo album, ‘Chants From Another Place’. It’s mesmerising music inspired by acapella folk and church choir compositions. Hultén says the album, which was recorded in his own studio in […]

Songdog “A Happy Ending” (Junkyard Songs, 2020)

April 3, 2020 Tim Martin 0

Songdog, Lyndon Morgans and confederates Karl ‘Pod’ Woodward and Dave Paterson have released eight albums without rising above the radar. 2017’s ‘JoyStreet’ was well-reviewed with AUK’s own Jeremy Searle describing Morgans as a genius. Nothing on […]

Video: Swamp Dogg “Billy”

April 3, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

This is a video to give your full attention to. It’s brilliantly animated and tells a heart-breaking story. Those characterful, emotional vocals we expect from Swamp Dogg are perfect for this tale of loss and hope. […]

10 songs showing how the human spirit deals with illness

April 3, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Before free and easy access to doctors and medical care, many people struggled to understand disease. This is where folk and popular songs of the day played an important role in public awareness. The birth of […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Larry Sparks “The Testing Time”

April 3, 2020 Paul Villers 0

Err… well. This is some bollocks happening right here, right now huh? We truly hope you and yours are ok, that you’re managing OK, hopefully making sense of stuff and staying as safe as you can.

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

Studio Life: Jonathan Hultén

Songdog “A Happy Ending” (Junkyard Songs, 2020)

Video: Swamp Dogg “Billy”

10 songs showing how the human spirit deals with illness

Pick of the Political Pops: Larry Sparks “The Testing Time”

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”