2020 – Page 403 – Americana UK

Smoke Fairies “Darkness Brings the Wonders Home (Independent, 2020)

January 30, 2020 Richard Phillips 0

‘Darkness Brings the Wonders Home’ was recorded by the South London based duo, Smoke Fairies during a month-long sojourn in Seattle in conjunction with producer Phil Ek. The album is a departure from the earthy folk […]

Classic Americana Compilations – Sounds to remember

January 30, 2020 Tim Martin 2

There was a time when the free CDs glued to the front of magazines were something other than a revenue stream for the publishers, and every so often a reminder of the glory days pops up. […]

Simone Felice + Diana DeMuth, The Slaughtered Lamb, London, 15th January 2020

January 30, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The Slaughtered Lamb is a tiny space for a headliner as big as Simone Felice – it’s a basement room below a pub with maybe a capacity of a hundred, or a hundred and fifty at […]

The Lone Bellow “Good Times” – Listen

January 30, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

The new single from The Lone Bellow takes the band into realms of big production. It’s a song that takes exuberance and gives it a good shake to be a bit more lively and involved. Zach […]

Video: My Sister, My Brother “Nothing Without You”

January 30, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Ahead of a forthcoming EP release on 6th March, this song writing supergroup have put out a debut single. At a song writing retreat, Sean McConnell, Garrison Starr and Peter Groenwald began a collaboration that grew […]

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 […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

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: JJ Shiplett “Already There”

October 3, 2023 0

The restless rhythms of ‘Already There’ by JJ Shiplett are genuinely compelling. Shiplett’s warm, lived-in voice is perfect for a song that takes us through life’s journey and he delivers his heartwarming words with soul: “I […]

Videos

Video: Black Deer Festival – Roseanne Reid

June 14, 2023 0

For today’s video, we’re shining a light on one of the artists to look forward to at Black Deer Festival this coming weekend. Roseanne Reid possesses a wonderfully characterful voice, used to great effect on her […]

Album Reviews

Robert Scheffler “Truce”

August 11, 2025 0

A twenty-year wait for an adult, sometimes intimate, set of songs. “Truce” is New Yorker Sheffler’s third album; however, it is his first in almost twenty years. During that time, he worked as a freelance research […]

Year: 2020

Smoke Fairies “Darkness Brings the Wonders Home (Independent, 2020)

Classic Americana Compilations – Sounds to remember

Simone Felice + Diana DeMuth, The Slaughtered Lamb, London, 15th January 2020

The Lone Bellow “Good Times” – Listen

Video: My Sister, My Brother “Nothing Without You”

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”

Vox Continental: September 2026