2020 – Page 418 – Americana UK

Watch Margo Price perform her new song “Stone Me”

January 17, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

We leave you this week dear reader with the first new music from Nashville’s Margo Price in over 2 years which she performed earlier this week on Full Frontal With Samantha Bee. “After what feels like […]

Elaine Lennon “Elaine Lennon” (Independent, 2019)

January 17, 2020 Ewan Lury 0

A highly-anticipated debut album is a phrase that is all too common these days. But to say this album is anything but that is truly an understatement. Nashville Songwriters’ Association International 2019 ‘One To Watch’, Elaine […]

Video Premiere: Carl Street “Bunking the Midnight Train”

January 17, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The new single from Carl Street brings Johnny Cash to mind and could have been written any time in the last seventy years. There’s a real old-time, traditional, earthy quality to the song, which is accompanied […]

The Pine Hearts “Back To Sustain” (Independent, 2020)

January 17, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

The Pine Hearts sound just like you would expect a band who hail from the foothills of Washington State’s Cascade Mountains to sound like. A three-piece string band, they are as refreshing as a mountain stream […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Ned Miller “From A Jack To A King”

January 17, 2020 Paul Villers 0

So after hibernating over the ‘festive’ period we here at Americana-UK Towers are back up and running and ready for anything. Eagle-eyed viewers will note that most of my colleagues have already returned to the fray […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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. […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Richard Shindell

December 20, 2023 2

‘13 Songs You May or May Not Have Heard Before’ is the wonderfully modest name of Richard Shindell’s best of album released in 2011. It beautifully demonstrates his attitude towards fame or the trappings of success. […]

News

Video Premiere: Ian Gothe “Liezah”

October 20, 2020 0

Today’s video premiere features a lovely vocal melody and the warm voice of Ian Gothe. ‘Liezah’ was originally a jaunty, upbeat song by British band The Coral, chosen because it reminds Gothe of the time he […]

Tracks

The OK Factor “Love Song For Lucy” – she’s a dog

September 28, 2022 0

We are breaking one of the unwritten rules of the site here – no songs about your lovely kid, no songs about your great dog. Two topics that seem to be able to bring the unbearably […]

Year: 2020