2020 – Page 374 – Americana UK

Modern Hinterland “The Longest Part Of The Night” (Fandango, 2020)

February 21, 2020 Russell Murphy 0

A Venn diagram of the musical genres that go to make up this thing we call Americana would be an enormous and extremely complex entity. It is such a joy that so many excellent and diverse […]

The Lone Canary “Leave the Gray” (Independent, 2019)

February 21, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Leave the Gray’ is the second album from Jesse Fox and Heather Camacho, known together as The Lone Canary. Throughout, there is a common theme of loss, which is frequently, intensely emotional. Another thread running through […]

Clem Snide “Don’t Bring No Ladder” – Listen

February 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

Clem Snide (the recording name that Eef Barzelay goes under) has released his new single ‘Don’t Bring no Ladder’which is taken from his Ramseur Records/Thirty Tigers releases ‘Forever Just Beyond‘. His first new album in almost […]

Americana Music Fest, 28th – 29th January, Various Venues, Hackney

February 21, 2020 David Chalfen 0

Americana Music Fest, organised by the Americana Music Association UK, is two glorious nights of artist showcases that take place from about 6PM until almost midnight in a half dozen venues. That’s a lot of acts […]

Video: Billy Raffoul “It’s a Beautiful Life”

February 21, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Billy Raffoul has been writing songs since the age of 10 and gigging since he was 16. He’s a polished performer. Raffoul says of this new release: “It’s A Beautiful Life is a song I wrote […]

Beck “Ride Lonesome”

September 25, 2026 0

A majestic album with its roots in sadness from celebrated multi-award winner. Long-awaited, Ride Lonesome is eight-time Grammy winner Beck’s first collection of all-new material since Hyperspace some six years ago. All 12 tracks were written […]

Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026

September 25, 2026 0

If only all homecomings could be this joyful. There are homecomings, and then there are homecomings. For the Levellers, returning to Brighton for a huge outdoor show in Hove Park felt like something rather special. Following […]

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

September 25, 2026 0

One of AUK’s favourite singer-songwriters, who is also an artist and best-selling author, Josh Ritter, will tour the UK and Ireland early next year, following his last album, I Believe In You, My Honeydew. The tour […]

Year: 2020

Modern Hinterland “The Longest Part Of The Night” (Fandango, 2020)

The Lone Canary “Leave the Gray” (Independent, 2019)

Clem Snide “Don’t Bring No Ladder” – Listen

Americana Music Fest, 28th – 29th January, Various Venues, Hackney

Video: Billy Raffoul “It’s a Beautiful Life”

Beck “Ride Lonesome”

Live Review: Levellers, The Meffs, Brakes, Kid Kapichi and Sleeper, Hove Park, Brighton – 5th September 2026

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice