May 2021 – Page 31 – Americana UK

AUK’s Chain Gang: Scotty Melton’s “Me and the Devil”

May 4, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

Linking to Justin Townes Earle’s ‘Harlem River Blues’ is Earle’s collaborator, friend, and roommate, singer-songwriter Scotty Melton and his song ‘Me and the Devil.’ The two met in the ’90s in the men’s toilets at the […]

Stephen Flatt “Cumberland Bones”

May 4, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

How to get country music out of americana. So, what would be the current relationship between ‘standard’ country music and Americana? Well, maybe we can craft a variation there on one of those standard sayings: ‘You […]

Whatever Happened to… The Desert Rose Band

May 4, 2021 Rick Bayles 17

If committing Country Rock was ever to be designated a crime, Chris Hillman would go down in history as one of the great serial offenders. Having been an original member of the Byrds he went on […]

Jenny Don’t And The Spurs “Train Ticket” – Listen

May 4, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Are you looking for a raucous honky-tonking punkabilly touched sound? Good news, we have just that for you. Jenny just doesn’t understand – “I know I don’t cook and I sure don’t clean but I’ve got […]

Video: John Smith “Hold On”

May 4, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single from John Smith, taken from his outstanding new album ‘The Fray’. The video, directed by Chris “MUG5” Maguire and Nastassja Simone with riot.nyc, was filmed in Wales, the scenic locations matching […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

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. […]

Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Counting Crows “A Long December”

October 25, 2019 1

If you’re the type of person for whom December is basically the unbearable run up to the 25th then you’ll be delighted to hear that added to that mix there might now be a general election. […]

News

Sturgill Simpson says “Why Not?” to touring the UK and Europe in 2025

September 20, 2024 1

AUK says ” Brilliant News, Sturgill!” Sturgill Simpson will make his long-awaited live return to the UK and Europe next year, under his new name Johnny Blue Skies and touring under the banner of the ‘Why […]

Features

AmericanaFest UK 2020 Conference Showcase preview – part four

January 23, 2020 0

The AMAUK conference is now into its fifth year and one of the highlights of the conference is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony on 28th/29th January featuring the best […]

Month: May 2021

AUK’s Chain Gang: Scotty Melton’s “Me and the Devil”

Stephen Flatt “Cumberland Bones”

Whatever Happened to… The Desert Rose Band

Jenny Don’t And The Spurs “Train Ticket” – Listen

Video: John Smith “Hold On”

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026