June 2021 – Page 13 – Americana UK

Video: Watchhouse “New Star”

June 22, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

“Someday we’ll be older…at least we’re all in this together,” sing Watchhouse on their delicate, calming single ‘New Star’ and, after our lives have been on hold for so many months, these simple, direct lines feel […]

Track Premiere: Wild Earp & The Free For Alls “Livin’ The Life”

June 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Wild Earp’s ‘Livin’ the Life‘ is in a long line of humorous songs that have a serious point or two to make along the way. It’s the same root as Hank Williams singing about ‘Window Shopping‘ […]

Luther Black And The Cold Hard Facts “Most Of The Time” – Dylan covered on Double A Single

June 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Luther Black is the alter-ego of Rick Wagner who says of himself “I was always content to be ‘just the bass player.’ I don’t mind lurking in the background, digging in to the groove and getting lost […]

GoldenOak “Room To Grow”

June 21, 2021 Peter Churchill 0

Climate Change gets an Americana mouthpiece. From their origins in the family garden, sorry, backyard, brother/sister duo Zak and Lena Kendall have evolved from homespun folk to the more contemporary roots-based partnership that is GoldenOak. With […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Guy Clark “Hemingway’s Whiskey”

June 21, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

Guy Clark’s pean to Ernest Hemingway and the freedom to live life to the full. Last week we were in the Highlands of Scotland with Gaelic supergroup Daimh who have been known to use a Guy […]