February 2021 – Page 25

Track Premiere: Rosenblume “In The Long Run”

February 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Liverpool troubadour Rosenblume is releasing ‘In the Long Run’ on Friday, but we’ve a special sneak-listen for you today. It’s a song about being in it for the long haul – this is no flash-in-the-pan. ‘In […]

Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy cover Leonard Cohen – Listen

February 3, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

We’ve been covering the lockdown collaborations between old friends Bill Callahan and Will Oldham aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy for some time now, collaborations which have involved getting together with friends and covering other people’s songs, both […]

KB Bayley “Little Thunderstorms”

February 3, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Atmospheric playing, dusty guitar and some compelling songs. An early year highlight. There’s no sound more Americana than a Dobro guitar played with a slide. The opening of ‘Cold Rain’ the first song on KB Bayley’s […]

Valley Maker “No One Is Missing” – Listen

February 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Valley Maker is the band name of Austin Crane, who has announced a new album ‘When the Day Leaves’ which will be released via Frenchkiss Records on 19th February. ‘No One is Missing‘ is the second […]

Video Premiere: Rick Shea “Big Rain is Comin’ Mama”

February 3, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the premiere of ‘Big Rain is Comin’ Mama’, the new video from Rick Shea. The veteran Southern Californian singer-songwriter describes it as “…a nice country two-step about impending doom, maybe set somewhere along the […]

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, […]

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0

Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

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. […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: The Byrds “Sweetheart Of The Rodeo”

August 25, 2021 6

Following hot on the heel of the detailed work a few weeks ago by my esteemed colleague Martin Johnson with his excellent piece on ‘Ballad of Easy Rider’, it seemed like an ideal opportunity to follow […]

Columns

AUK’s Back Pages No. 8

October 4, 2024 0

Well, happy new year to all as we head into the first quarter of 2007. The website’s architecture remains the same but the monthly discs get a new cover which will adorn all of the year’s […]

Tracks

Darling West “Oh Love” – Not something to run from

November 7, 2022 0

It’s always great to hear a new track from the awesome Darling West, and what better time to share it than Monday morning? On ‘Oh Love‘ we find our favourite Norwegian Book Worms boring through a […]

Month: February 2021

Track Premiere: Rosenblume “In The Long Run”

Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy cover Leonard Cohen – Listen

KB Bayley “Little Thunderstorms”

Valley Maker “No One Is Missing” – Listen

Video Premiere: Rick Shea “Big Rain is Comin’ Mama”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026