February 2021 – Page 8

Something for the weekend: Jason McNiff “Wherever I Choose”

February 19, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song by a man included in my top 10 americana albums of all time list which was published yesterday. ‘Wherever I Choose’ is […]

Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on East Nashville, Willie Nelson and the New York Dolls

February 19, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

He is a guitar player with impeccable influences and can channel the best of classic pop to push americana boundaries Throughout the history of most artistic movements, be it music, painting or literature, there has always […]

Haim featuring Taylor Swift “Gasoline” – Listen

February 19, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Folk-rock trio Haim and Taylor Swift collaborated towards the end of last year on the latter’s track ‘No Body, No Crime’ from her hugely successful lo-fi with country leanings ‘Evermore’ album, and Haim have today released […]

Artwork for Michael Feuerstack album "Harmonize the Moon"

Michael Feuerstack “Harmonize the Moon”

February 19, 2021 Richard Phillips 0

Dreamy songs punctuated by eerie sounds In these days of playlists and piecemeal consumption of music, Feuerstack has crafted an opus that is worthy of listening to at a single sitting; with most of the ten […]

Pick of the Political Pops: The Rascals “People Got To Be Free”

February 19, 2021 Paul Villers 0

Intriguing news reached us this week that The Government are planning to introduce some sort of legislation regarding the upholding of free speech in our centres of higher education. There will be some sort of bod […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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 […]

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

Emily Hines “These Days”

September 10, 2025 0

Warming up to cold comforts. Vocally similar to Adrianne Lenker and steeped in the heartfelt themes of sad girl lo-fi, Emily Hines’ debut album, “These Days” offers a quiet, musing soundtrack to the coming autumn. A […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Rod Picott “Next Man In Line”

September 5, 2023 1

Americana UK has the enormous pleasure of premiering ‘Next Man in Line‘, a new song from Rod Picott taken from his upcoming new album ‘Starlight Tour‘ – his 12th album in a 23 years plus musical […]

News

Elles Bailey announces autumn 2021 tour dates

August 16, 2021 0

2020 started with a bang for the smoky-voiced, hard-working, far-touring chanteuse Elles Bailey when ‘Little Piece of Heaven’ written with storied Memphis and Nashville giant Bobby Wood, & Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) picked up […]

Month: February 2021

Something for the weekend: Jason McNiff “Wherever I Choose”

Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on East Nashville, Willie Nelson and the New York Dolls

Haim featuring Taylor Swift “Gasoline” – Listen

Michael Feuerstack “Harmonize the Moon”

Pick of the Political Pops: The Rascals “People Got To Be Free”

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026