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 […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

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 […]

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

Christina Martin “Impossible To Hold” (Come Undone Records, 2018)

February 26, 2018 0

It’s always a quandary when reviewing whether comparing your subject to other acts is a good thing or a bad thing. Sometimes you just end up listing a load of the artist’s obvious influences rather than […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Brock Davis “All of You”

August 10, 2026 1

Here’s the latest single from Santa Cruz, California-based singer-songwriter Brock Davis. As soon as All of You opens with quivering slide guitar, followed by tinkling keys, it’s clear that this is a song with melody at […]

Tracks

Emmeline “Empire” – Listen

May 14, 2019 0

It just cannot be a coincidence that this big piano-led song by Dallas’ Emmeline is more than a little reminiscent of The National’s ‘Fake Empire‘. Maybe it’s because, like the Dessners, she has a classical background, […]

Month: April 2021