February 2021 – Page 24

10 Americana albums on Bandcamp that you may have missed

February 4, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Back in December Mr Alec Bowman wrote a piece for AUK exposing the shameful state of payments to artists from the streaming services. He said then “I love Bandcamp for being able to buy vinyl from […]

artwork for Beans on Toast album "Knee Deep In Nostalgia"

Beans on Toast “Knee Deep in Nostalgia”/”The Unforeseeable Future”

February 4, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

A two album missive about the past and the present filled with wry observations and brilliant lyricism Jay McAllister is a folk musician whose broader musical palette has seen him develop a particular brand of socially […]

Frances Luke Accord “Dust To Dust” – Listen

February 4, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s been a while since we last heard from Frances Luke Accord – who are Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers – but here they are again with their new lockdown single. ‘Dust to Dust‘ was recorded […]

Video: Wes Chiller “Buffalo Highway”

February 4, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Gently rhythmic and upbeat, ‘Buffalo Highway’ is an uplifting way to begin your day. As well as an accomplished musician, Wes Chiller is a firefighter and his new EP, ‘Buffalo John & The Rainbow Crew’, was […]

Classic Americana Albums: Bruce Springsteen “Darkness on the Edge of Town”

February 3, 2021 Viv Fish 7

Much, to say the least has been written about Bruce Springsteen. His astonishing catalogue of perceptive songs, classic albums and epic shows. However, his songwriting’s influence on those captured by his utter brilliance reaches deep into […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

September 24, 2026 0

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]

Vox Continental: September 2026

September 24, 2026 0

With the long, hot summer finally fading, it seems like a lot of European artists are keen to get out on tour. Oakland Rain are a Norwegian folk and Americana duo, made up of twin sisters, […]

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. […]

Tracks

Ida Mae “Boom Boom Boom” – Listen

May 28, 2019 0

If there’s a sense of classic Seventies rock to this high energy new single from Ida Mae that could be in part attributed to the production hand of Ethan Johns. Or it could be the guitar […]

Features

Forgotten Artists – Willis Alan Ramsey

April 30, 2020 2

Willis Alan Ramsey was not only in at the start of the Austin music scene of the ‘70s but he was also one of the first of the new wave of singer-songwriters, subsequently tagged as progressive […]

Album Reviews

David Crosby & The Lighthouse Band “Live At The Capitol Theatre”

December 2, 2022 0

David Crosby still delivering his psychedelic folk with help from the Lighthouse Band. David Crosby’s work with The Byrds and the various permutations of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young is legendary, making him one of the […]

Month: February 2021

10 Americana albums on Bandcamp that you may have missed

Beans on Toast “Knee Deep in Nostalgia”/”The Unforeseeable Future”

Frances Luke Accord “Dust To Dust” – Listen

Video: Wes Chiller “Buffalo Highway”

Classic Americana Albums: Bruce Springsteen “Darkness on the Edge of Town”

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”