March 2021 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: Dusty Wright “Friend Of The Devil”

March 31, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Dusty Wright’s musical biography is a storied one – from folk bands singing kids’ songs for adults, through the garage-punk of Bastards of Execution and onwards through The Dusty Diamonds, who were inspired by a love […]

Janet Simpson “Safe Distance”

March 31, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

For fans of Americana with a neatly understated, dark skies twang. From Birmingham (Alabama, not West Midlands), here rides Janet Simpson. This is her first big release ‘solo’ record, although she’s been making music for over […]

Classic Americana Albums: Ray Charles “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music”

March 31, 2021 Mark Nenadic 2

Ray Charles was one smart son of a gun. He’d conquered the RnB world during the 1950s, despite his own blindness and American society’s overt racial barriers. But he knew there was beauty and versatility in […]

Jumbo Mathus & Andrew Bird album cover for These Thirteen

Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird “These Thirteen”

March 31, 2021 Peter Churchill 0

Old friends collaborate to great effect and produce a high-class slice of folk-based americana. It is the mid-90s. Swing jazz revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers, including founder member Jimbo Mathus, are looking for a fiddler. Andrew […]

Annabelle Chvostek “String of Pearls”

March 31, 2021 Russell Murphy 2

West meets South in jazzy folk excellence. The is the sixth album release by Toronto born Annabelle Chvostek and her first for six years. The hiatus was due to Chvostek experiencing a serious health issue, namely […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Month: March 2021

Track Premiere: Dusty Wright “Friend Of The Devil”

Janet Simpson “Safe Distance”

Classic Americana Albums: Ray Charles “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music”

Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird “These Thirteen”

Annabelle Chvostek “String of Pearls”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”