April 2021 – Americana UK

One more thing… could we ask for your help please?

April 30, 2021 Mark Whitfield 2

Hope you’ll forgive the extra post today. For the last 13 months, here at AUK we’ve had very little income since in common with most of the industry, a large proportion of our advertising revenue has […]

Something for the weekend: Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney “Resist the Urge”

April 30, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. We hope you’re geared up to sit half-frozen in your garden tepidly nursing an IPA. Do send us your choices for our new readers picks feature which we […]

Cole Quest And The City Pickers “Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key”- Listen

April 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s one of Woody Guthrie’s unset songs that were rescued by Billy Bragg and Wilco, but if anyone has a right to cover it then I guess that person would be Cole Quest who is Woody’s […]

Book Review – Loren Glass “Tapestry”

April 30, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

Concise readable overview of a classic ’70s album. The Bloomsbury 331/3 series has produced another in its 150 plus catalogue of volumes about specific albums. The next in line is Carole King’s, ‘Tapestry’, described as, ‘An anthemic […]

Damien Jurado “Tom” – Listen

April 30, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Tom‘ is the second single off Damien Jurado’s 17th album ‘The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania‘, the first release from his own Maraqopa Records. The album is a collection of ten stories of people determined not to […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 0

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Month: April 2021

One more thing… could we ask for your help please?

Something for the weekend: Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney “Resist the Urge”

Cole Quest And The City Pickers “Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key”- Listen

Book Review – Loren Glass “Tapestry”

Damien Jurado “Tom” – Listen

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”