February 2021 – Americana UK

Something for the weekend: Jackson Browne “Fountain of Sorrow – Live”

February 26, 2021 Mark Whitfield 2

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Earlier this week our writer Rick Bayles discussed Jackson Browne’s ‘Late for the Sky’ in our Classic Americana Albums series which he described as “an album […]

Americana Roots: Andrew McConathy & the Drunken Hearts

February 26, 2021 Tim Newby 0

Americana Roots highlights the freshest and most original Americana and bluegrass from across the pond in the US. It covers everything from brand-new, just out of the box bands, to cult favourites, to established acts who […]

Pick of the Political Pops: The Raconteurs “You Don’t Understand Me”

February 26, 2021 Paul Villers 1

This week we were (once again) amused that Facebook was in the news this time in a face-off with the Australian government. The argument was pitched by the vast majority of the mainstream media worldwide as […]

Cover for Rick Shea lp Love and Desperation

Rick Shea “Love and Desperation”

February 26, 2021 Guy Lincoln 0

Cali-country veteran ponders life to an accordion-driven soundtrack We Brits might call Rick Shea an Angeleno, his press might style him as a Covina singer-songwriter but when it comes down to it this, his 9th LP, […]

Black Deer and Red Rooster are on for 2021!

February 26, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Some good news for americana festival goers this year, as both Red Rooster and Black Deer looked like taking a hiatus for a second year due to falling foul of the government’s recent lockdown relaxation timetable […]

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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Videos

Video: Mimi O’Bonsawin “Steady” – soul searching is my favourite pastime

January 29, 2026 0

From the opening lines: “Ask me where I wanna be // Look around tell you what I see // Don’t want to be anywhere but here,” Mimi O’Bonsawin’s single ‘Steady’ is so heartfelt and disarmingly emotive that […]

Videos

Video: The Super Saturated Sugar Strings “Precipice”

March 5, 2018 0

A new band for this site, this is Alaska’s Super Saturated Sugar Strings. Their latest album All Their Many Miles will be available in the UK soon. Their somewhat orchestral folk-pop/Americana does’t really sound like anyone […]

Album Reviews

Chillemi “With Woman”

June 17, 2021 0

Chillemi’s debut album ‘With Woman‘ recorded in bedrooms is an intimate retro soundtrack to modern times. ‘With Woman‘ is Chillemi’s moody, intense, sometimes repetitive offering which ambitiously attempts to capture the same timeless spirit as Roy […]

Month: February 2021

Something for the weekend: Jackson Browne “Fountain of Sorrow – Live”

Americana Roots: Andrew McConathy & the Drunken Hearts

Pick of the Political Pops: The Raconteurs “You Don’t Understand Me”

Rick Shea “Love and Desperation”

Black Deer and Red Rooster are on for 2021!

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour