2020 – Page 400 – Americana UK

Mark Erelli “A Little Kindness” – Listen

February 3, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

On his new album ‘Blindsided‘, which will be released on 27th March on Soundly Music, Mark Erelli has taken a new direction, delving deeper into his rockier side. A roots-rockier side that has room for a […]

Video: Drive-By Truckers “Thoughts and Prayers”

February 3, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s a marvellous new lyric video from Drive-By Truckers. It’s full of images of gun-control marches with lyrics displayed on protest signs – clever presentation and totally engaging. ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ is taken from new album, […]

Passenger returns with UK dates and new song “Sandstorm”

January 31, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you on this exciting week for us here at AUK (my poor head…) with a new song from Passenger aka Mike Rosenberg who is back following his lovely 2017 americana album ‘Runaway’ which culminated […]

Pete Gow “The Fragile Line” (Clubhouse Records, 2020)

January 31, 2020 Peter Churchill 0

When, almost a year ago, a colleague on this esteemed website reviewed Pete Gow’s debut solo album ‘Here There’s No Sirens’ the only possible criticism to emerge from what was, in the main, a glowing review, […]

Video Premiere: Ian Roland & the Subtown Set “Butterfly”

January 31, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Beautifully sung and beautifully played, this is the new video from Ian Roland & the Subtown Set, taken from forthcoming album ‘Double Rainbow’, which will drop on 28th February. Roland says the song is about the […]

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

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 […]

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: Stephen McCarthy and Carla Olson “We Gotta Split This Town”

November 22, 2022 2

Two americana icons join forces for a new rave up, ‘We Gotta Split This Town’. This is the second single from Stephen McCarthy and Carla Olson’s forthcoming duets album ‘Night Comes Falling’. The tale of a […]

Videos

Video: Laena Myers “Give ‘Em Hell”

January 5, 2024 0

‘Give ‘Em Hell’ is the recent single from LA singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Laena Myers. It’s an absorbing, dreamy song that was written six months after Myers’ father passed away. She explains: “We were very close. One […]

Videos

Video: John Prine “Knockin’ On Your Screen Door”

July 16, 2018 0

Dan Auerbach, Elizabeth Cook, Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Amanda Shire and Sturgill Simpson, to name but six, all turn up on this great video accompanying the legendary John Prine’s latest single. He’s in the UK at Glasgow, […]

Year: 2020

Mark Erelli “A Little Kindness” – Listen

Video: Drive-By Truckers “Thoughts and Prayers”

Passenger returns with UK dates and new song “Sandstorm”

Pete Gow “The Fragile Line” (Clubhouse Records, 2020)

Video Premiere: Ian Roland & the Subtown Set “Butterfly”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

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”