January 2021 – Page 6

Taco Tapes “Trad is Rad”

January 26, 2021 Peter Churchill 1

Album delivers an old-time traditional feel drawing on songs a century apart It’s always difficult to predict what will drop through the digital letterbox into the metaphorical arms of an Americana UK reviewer. Therein lies the […]

What is Americana?

January 26, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

Sorry to say, dear friends, that we’re not going to answer this question here. However, we’ve teamed up with Country In The UK to pose this question to a few UK acts in the week that […]

Melissa Carper “Makin’ Memories” – Listen

January 26, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Melissa Carper is a talented singer-songwriter and upright bass player who is worth our intention if for no reason that one of her bands is The Carper Family. Today’s song though is the Western swing informed […]

Video: Robert Vincent “The Ending”

January 26, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the sublime new single from AUK-favourite Robert Vincent. Vincent is nominated in two categories at the upcoming AMAUK Awards: UK Artist of the Year and UK Album of the Year for the acclaimed ‘In […]

Interview: Emily Barker reflects on her 2020 success and AMA-UK nomination

January 25, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Emily Barker helps celebrate the UK americana music scene while maintaining her world view Americana UK last interviewed Emily Barker in August to discuss her then new release ‘A Dark Murmuration Of Words’. At the time, […]