April 2021 – Page 4 – Americana UK

Esther Rose “How Many Times”

April 29, 2021 Clint West 0

Wonderful third album from New Orleans folk/country star in the making Esther Rose, a Michigan native who has for some years been based in New Orleans, has been slowly raising her profile with two particularly good […]

Evans McRae “Only Skin”

April 29, 2021 Peter Tomkins 0

Songwriting duo team up for an album of intense, emotional ballads. Lowri Evans and Tom McRae are both writers and performers in their own right; but, having met on a songwriter’s retreat, they decided to write […]

Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real announce new album – listen to the first single

April 29, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have announced the release of their new album ‘A Few Stars Apart’ which lands in the UK on June 11th via Fantasy Records (the label does actually exist, it’s […]

Lucas Ebert “Dream Within A Dream” – Listen

April 29, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Dream Within a Dream‘ is the new single, out today, taken from Lucas Ebert’s new EP ‘Nobody.’ It’s a haunting song that muses on the dreamlike feel that the world can have sometimes – when reality […]

Video: John Murry “Ones + Zeros”

April 29, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is another outstanding release from one of the most distinctive singer-songwriters around today. A gorgeous, weary melody hangs on a strong, simple, foot-tapping beat as we are invited to share in Murry’s melancholic introspection once […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The The - Hanky Panky (vinyl)
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The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
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Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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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, […]

Features

AUK’s Chain Gang: Benjamin Tod “The Mountain”

August 24, 2020 0

In last week’s instalment of the Chain Gang, Tim Newby described the connections between Ola Belle Reed’s ‘High on a Mountain’ and Roy Acuff’s ‘Wreck on the Highway’ as “tenuous”. In contrast, the connections between Reed’s […]

Album Reviews

Alex Amen “Sun Of Amen”

June 11, 2026 0

The immediate retro vibe transports you through space and time into the canyons, mountains, streams and the windmills of your mind. One of the wonderful, and indeed miraculous, attributes of this mysterious thing called music is […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: John Prine “In Spite of Ourselves”

June 1, 2022 1

In spite of throat surgery – one of the all-time greatest collaborative albums. In April 2020, the americana community on both sides of the Atlantic was saddened by the news that at age 73, John Prine […]

Month: April 2021

Esther Rose “How Many Times”

Evans McRae “Only Skin”

Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real announce new album – listen to the first single

Lucas Ebert “Dream Within A Dream” – Listen

Video: John Murry “Ones + Zeros”

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”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five