2020 – Page 8 – Americana UK

Third place in ‘The Twang Factor’ S1 goes to West on Colfax

December 21, 2020 Clint West 0

The votes are in and counted. After an incredibly close contest our winners have now been chosen by the AUK readers. We’d like to thank all of our featured acts for sharing their music with us, […]

Terra Lightfoot “Consider the Speed” (Sonic Unyon Records, 2020)

December 21, 2020 Emily Dongray 0

Canuck Terra Lightfoot has been no stranger to our shores since her debut in 2011. From festivals to private concerts Terra Lightfoot has been making a name for herself across the world. A rock troubadour who […]

Track Premiere: William Lawrence “Tongue Tied”

December 21, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

William Lawrence’s album ‘Fool for You‘ is out on Christmas Eve, and we’re really glead to be premiering a track from it today. It’s one of the songs on the album ‘Tongue Tied‘ which most closely […]

Video Premiere: Gabriel Douglas “Hearts Want”

December 21, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

The visual for ‘Hearts Want’ is all about travelling through a variety of different landscapes and it complements the song’s emotional journey well. Gabriel Douglas’s slow, sonorous vocal over a steady guitar strum is simple yet […]

Something for the weekend: Beachwood Sparks “Morning Light”

December 18, 2020 Mark Whitfield 3

Well that’s it for us this week dear reader. A big week for us next week as we announce our writers’ albums of 2020 on Monday, we will countdown to our Twang Factor Season One winner […]

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. […]

Interviews

Interview: Sierra Hull – A mandolin dream realised

September 8, 2025 0

The Mandolin Finds Her On Friday nights in Pickett County, Tennessee—the smallest county in the state, tucked up against the Kentucky border—you could find a young Sierra Hull squeezed into a crowded community centre, mandolin in […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 61

June 28, 2022 0

Not wanting sound like Cassandra… The madness that is the end of a term is magnified in the summer threefold and this year as we throw off the shackles of the pandemic everything appears to be […]

News

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra announce 6th album and UK tour dates

July 31, 2024 0

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been performing without regard for genre boundaries for over a decade now. Nodding to rockabilly, blues, country, swing, soul and more into their musical gumbo, but sounding mostly […]

Year: 2020

Third place in ‘The Twang Factor’ S1 goes to West on Colfax

Terra Lightfoot “Consider the Speed” (Sonic Unyon Records, 2020)

Track Premiere: William Lawrence “Tongue Tied”

Video Premiere: Gabriel Douglas “Hearts Want”

Something for the weekend: Beachwood Sparks “Morning Light”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”