June 2021 – Page 18 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: Chris J Norwood “I Need You (To Quit Breaking My Heart)”

June 17, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Taken from the upcoming album ‘I Am Not Cool‘ (out on State Fair Records on August 20th), this upbeat duet with Carrie Norwood finds the pair exchanging “Dear John” letters. It’s a sassy take on the […]

Video: Nathaniel Rateliff “Right On”

June 17, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest utterly absorbing live performance video from Nathaniel Rateliff. Originally recorded for Rateliff’s 2013 solo album ‘Falling Faster Than You Can Run’, ‘Right On’ is a foot-tapping live masterpiece. This version was performed […]

Classic Americana Albums: The Byrds “Ballad Of Easy Rider”

June 16, 2021 Martin Johnson 6

The Byrds’ place in the pantheon of rock greats is assured given their influence on folk rock, psychedelic rock and with ‘Sweetheart Of The Rodeo’ country rock and subsequently americana. However, this very brief summary ignores […]

Avett Brothers release first song from new musical – Listen

June 16, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Rolling Stone have run a story about the new Avett Brothers musical, originally slated to debut in June 2020 called ‘Swept Away’ and they’ve now released a video for the title track from it which you […]

Dylan LeBlanc “Pastimes”

June 16, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Short collection of songs that mean something to Dylan LeBlanc – includes the “other Dylan” It has been a feature of the last year and a half that many musicians have released EPs and albums of cover […]

Sonny Rollins
Jazz titan Sonny Rollins has gone at the age of 95. Cle...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 1 week ago
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Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 2 weeks ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 3 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

May 26, 2026 0

A memorable change in direction in this celebration of rural Celtic communities. Leeroy Stagger, born and raised in rural Vancouver Island before moving to southern Alberta, is a prolific artist. Pilgrimage is his thirteenth studio album, […]

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

May 26, 2026 0

This song is on Sheryl Crow’s Wildflower album, released in 2005 to lukewarm critical response. It was a low-key collection of songs – no All I Wanna Do or Soak Up the Sun among them – […]

Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

Interviews

Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0

There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 2

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

Album Reviews

Katherine Priddy “The Pendulum Swing”

February 22, 2024 0

Early contender for album of the year from Katherine Priddy features excellent songwriting, ethereal vocals and finely crafted arrangements with a nod to the recordings of Nick Drake. ‘The Pendulum Swing’, Katherine Priddy’s follow up album […]

Features

Studio Life: Elaine Palmer

September 14, 2021 0

Why “Just One” should inspire listeners to go their own way Elaine Palmer is known for her powerful, bluesy vocal performances. When she lets loose, as she does on recent single ‘Just One’, her voice is […]

Album Reviews

Deep Dark River “King of the Forest” (Independent, 2019)

August 22, 2019 0

Self-described as artsy, folksy, classical “Deep Dark River” are a Toronto based duo comprising Morgan Rider on guitar, piano, synth and vocals and Nathen Morrison on cello. “King of the Forest” is their second album, though the […]

Month: June 2021

Track Premiere: Chris J Norwood “I Need You (To Quit Breaking My Heart)”

Video: Nathaniel Rateliff “Right On”

Classic Americana Albums: The Byrds “Ballad Of Easy Rider”

Avett Brothers release first song from new musical – Listen

Dylan LeBlanc “Pastimes”

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

Anniversary Cheers: The Handsome Family “Singing Bones”

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson