2020 – Page 405 – Americana UK

Sam Lee “Old Wow” (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)

January 29, 2020 Mark Nenadic 0

It has to be admitted, Dear Reader, that this writer isn’t a great fan of the folkier end of the ouvre. However, this writer isn’t an idiot (generally speaking) and can tell a bloody great record […]

Heart Hunters “Smokin’ Potpourri” – Listen

January 29, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

This new song by Heart Hunters is also, as you’d expect, heartfelt. Not mushy lovey-dovey stuff though, what duo Drew de Man (really ?) and Brianna Blackbird (so cool – we’ll buy that, but only just) […]

Video: Jerry Leger “Read Between the Lines”

January 29, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the lovely new animated video for ‘Read Between the Lines’ by the fabulous Jerry Leger. Produced by Michael Timmins of the Cowboy Junkies, the song is reminiscent of 1960s pop and rock with echoing backing […]

AmericanA to Z – Jim Dickinson

January 28, 2020 Martin Johnson 1

While the name JimDickinson may not garner much recognition except by those of us who used to devour countless record sleeves to glean as much information as possible about writers, backing musicians studios etc in the […]

Stephanie Hatfield “Out This Fell” (Independent, 2020)

January 28, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Stephanie Hatfield is probably a new name to most in the UK. The cover of her album ‘Out This Fell’ features Stephanie herself very prominently and there is no real hint in the cover as to […]

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. […]

Tracks

Aoife O’Donovan and Anaïs Mitchell “Over the Finish Line” – Democracy or Dictatorships. Hmm… what to do

March 18, 2024 1

On this new song from Aoife O’Donovan – featuring additional vocals from Anaïs Mitchell – the message couldn’t really be starker: “America’s bleeding / We’re watching her die / Fire and blood on the screens.” It […]

Videos

Video: Breeze Redwine “Never Let You Go”

September 7, 2021 2

Breeze Redwine has been steadily building a fan base since her success at the 2016 World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, where she achieved four gold and two silver medals and was recognised as […]

Album Reviews

Larry Fleet “Stack Of Records”

October 14, 2021 0

Little to cheer about. Formulaic, commercial contemporary country. Beard? Check. Hat? Check. Let’s get started. Larry Fleet is a Tennessee native, and his brand of Americana is straight down the middle, radio-friendly contemporary country. Lyrically, these […]

Year: 2020

Sam Lee “Old Wow” (Cooking Vinyl, 2020)

Heart Hunters “Smokin’ Potpourri” – Listen

Video: Jerry Leger “Read Between the Lines”

AmericanA to Z – Jim Dickinson

Stephanie Hatfield “Out This Fell” (Independent, 2020)

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