April 2021 – Page 33 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Ted Hajnasiewicz “Just for Show”

April 6, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Taking inspiration from silent movies and the chill of a Minnesota winter, Ted Hajnasiewicz has created an upbeat, uplifting new video, which we are pleased to premiere on AUK. “Never let go of love,” Hajnasiewicz sings on […]

Something for the (long) weekend: Fountains of Wayne “Workingman’s Hands”

April 1, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for this week dear reader as we take our Easter break until Tuesday, during which time we’ll be drinking frozen beer in our gardens with loved ones and wishing we were somewhere in the […]

Interview: Americana UK Reader’s Poll multiple award winner Mike Ritchie on successful music radio

April 1, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Mike Ritchie explains how to be an award winning music broadcaster despite repeatedly getting an artist’s new album title wrong. Mike Ritchie is one of Americana UK’s more successful Reader’s Poll award winners with his Celtic […]

Essentials: The top 10 Guy Clark songs

April 1, 2021 David Jarman 4

With such an extensive catalogue, and songs written over four decades, it has been no easy task picking out my top 10 Guy Clark tracks. While the top six picked themselves quickly, beyond that there is […]

Richard Thompson “Gethsemane” – Listen

April 1, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

What? A song from 2003’s ‘The Old Kit Bag‘? Well, kind of – this is the acoustic version from ‘Acoustic Classics II.‘ What’s that about? Well – this suitably dark, paranoid and apocalyptic song is here […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The The - Hanky Panky (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 53 minutes ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 3 weeks ago

JD Hinton “Interstate Man” – Keepin’ it rollin’ on

June 25, 2026 0

American highways provide iconic imagery in so many films, TV shows and often serve as inspiration for song that capture the endless miles ahead, and the limitless miles behind. America – a nation in motion. And […]

Video: Gareth Dunlop “Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing” – love’s souvenir, a bitter memento

June 25, 2026 0

Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing is the absorbing new single from Belfast singer-songwriter Gareth Dunlop. The accompanying video was recorded live in Belfast’s historic Titanic Pump House, which is simply perfect for the lush vocal […]

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 2

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Masorti “Something Better”

December 3, 2021 0

Check out the video premiere of Masorti’s uptempo debut single ‘Something Better’. Masorti features New York City-based singer-songwriter Philip Masorti, a former lawyer who took the brave step of leaving his practice in order to take […]

Album Reviews

Izaak Opatz “Mariachi Static” (Mama Bird Recording Co, 2018)

July 25, 2018 0

There’s a Wurlitzer playing through the bright and breezy ‘Got To Me Since’ that grounds the sound of Izaak Opatz. It’s strange, especially when you read that the quirky songwriter grew up in and around the national […]

Month: April 2021

Video Premiere: Ted Hajnasiewicz “Just for Show”

Something for the (long) weekend: Fountains of Wayne “Workingman’s Hands”

Interview: Americana UK Reader’s Poll multiple award winner Mike Ritchie on successful music radio

Essentials: The top 10 Guy Clark songs

Richard Thompson “Gethsemane” – Listen

JD Hinton “Interstate Man” – Keepin’ it rollin’ on

Video: Gareth Dunlop “Wish I Couldn’t Feel A Thing” – love’s souvenir, a bitter memento

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

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