June 2021 – Page 9 – Americana UK

Margo Price covers Roky Erickson on new tribute album – Listen

June 24, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

We revealed in April that a new tribute album is on the way to founding member and the leader of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre Roky Erickson, and Margo […]

Jess Jocoy “Brighter Eyes”

June 24, 2021 Alan Fitter 0

A superb four-song taster for Jess Jocoy’s next album. Early in 2020, Jess Jocoy was on a roll. Her debut album ‘Such A Long Way’ was garnering some superb reviews and Nashville radio station WSM (home […]

Track Premiere: Mikaela Finne “Outlaw Women”

June 24, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Where does the Outlaw Country of Mikaela Finne’s new album ‘Time Stands Still‘ (out on August 27th) come from? Well – it sure ain’t Nashville. Mikaela Finne grew up in Vaasa on the Finish coast, and […]

Video Premiere: Steve Dawson “This Is All There Is”

June 24, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

“It’s not gonna be all right // So what are you gonna do about it?” asks Steve Dawson at the beginning of his latest single. The light rhythm and carefully layered instrumentation, along with Dawson’s smooth, […]

Classic Americana albums: Jim White “No Such Place”

June 23, 2021 Paul Kerr 2

Mention Jim White and it’s odds on that his spectacular debut album, ‘The Mysterious Tale Of How I Shouted Wrong Eyed Jesus’, will be the disc which everyone raves about. Fair enough, it is a classic […]

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
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Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
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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
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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 […]

News

Matt Owens announces third solo album, begins UK tour

August 26, 2022 0

Having kicked off the summer at his curated stages at Glastonbury and Americana Fest in Bath, singer-songwriter Matt Owens and his band The Delusional Vanity Project have announced the “Pretending That Nothing Has Changed At All” […]

Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: The Costello Show “King Of America”

June 8, 2022 2

‘King Of America’ was Costello’s follow up, after a two year hiatus, to ‘Good Bye Cruel World’, a nadir which was described by the beloved entertainer as his “worst album” and which was little loved by […]

Album Reviews

Nick Costa “Eddie”

May 5, 2026 0

The artist from Minnesota is in reflective mood, providing much-needed feedback to the powers that be on how well it’s all going, whilst paying tribute to his ‘best boy’. The nine albums of Costa’s solo career […]

Month: June 2021

Margo Price covers Roky Erickson on new tribute album – Listen

Jess Jocoy “Brighter Eyes”

Track Premiere: Mikaela Finne “Outlaw Women”

Video Premiere: Steve Dawson “This Is All There Is”

Classic Americana albums: Jim White “No Such Place”

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