January 2021 – Page 3

Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the World review picture

Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West “Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West”

January 28, 2021 Jason McDonald 0

Farmer Dave brings the healing spirit of California to these troubled times Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West self-titled album is a breezy slice of psychedelic West Coast Americana that takes the listener on […]

Top twenty Americana albums of 2020 revealed

January 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s official – coming direct from the pop-tastic UK Official Charts who, along side the usual pop charts of yore also produce the happening Americana Charts that the kids demand these days. And it was a […]

What is Americana? – Lady Neade and Carmen Phelan

January 28, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

We’re still digging into this joint quest with Country In The UK to pose the question to a few UK acts in the week that the Americana Music Association UK hosts its annual festival and awards […]

Leeann Skoda “Still” – Listen

January 28, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

There must be something in the air in LA, well maybe not in downtown LA but somewhere in LA, which once breathed in inspires the most delicate examples of folk song to be written. Admittedly this […]

Video: The Weather Station “Atlantic”

January 28, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is an absorbing new song from The Weather Station, the project of Tamara Lindeman. The narrator of ‘Atlantic’ is on the edge of a cliff, watching a sunset that is at once both terrifying and […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 0

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. […]

Album Reviews

Anna Ash “Sleeper”

January 19, 2022 0

Beautifully articulate lyrics to atmospheric vocals. Trying to categorise this absorbing collection of songs that is Anna Ash’s fourth full album proved a waste of time. Singer/songwriter is true but falls far short in describing lyrics […]

Interviews

Interview: Mark Moskowitz on why “It Was The Music”

July 1, 2021 0

Capturing and celebrating the roots of americana and a mini workshop on how to direct a documentary film. The documentary series ‘It Was The Music’ features Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams as they embark on their […]

Album Reviews

The Mammals “Sunshiner” (Humble Abode Music, 2018)

June 22, 2018 0

This album of fully instrumented folk is joyous, hopeful and highly political. An earlier incarnation of the group was active in the early 2000s but then took a nine-year break. The impetus for its return was, […]

Month: January 2021

Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West “Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West”

Top twenty Americana albums of 2020 revealed

What is Americana? – Lady Neade and Carmen Phelan

Leeann Skoda “Still” – Listen

Video: The Weather Station “Atlantic”

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”