August 2021 – Page 4 – Americana UK

Clint’s Classic Clips: Johnny Cash “The Man in Black” The Johnny Cash Show, 1971

August 27, 2021 Clint West 0

Johnny Cash, when asked why he always wore black, wrote this song in response. Here he sings it for the first time on his own TV show. There were some very memorable performances on the Johnny […]

Anton O’Donnell and the Clydes “Where Art Thou April”

August 27, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

AUK’s Twang Factor winner returns with fleshed-out sound. Anton O’Donnell won the inaugural AUK Twang Factor competition which gave him the opportunity to record this set which is worth listening to as an example of what […]

The Georgia Thunderbolts “Can I Get A Witness?” – Hammer of the Gods

August 27, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The Georgia Thunderbolts, as you’ve probably already part surmised, hail out of Rome, Georgia at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. And the music they make is classic Southern Rock – emphasizing heavy riffage and gut-wrenching […]

Video: Pernice Brothers “Working Girls (Sunlight Shines)”

August 27, 2021 Andrew Frolish 2

It’s retro Friday and today’s offering takes you back in time to the opening track from Pernice Brothers’ second album, 2001’s ‘The World Won’t End’. The album begins with the words: “She summered every winter through […]

Essentials: The top 10 Dave Alvin albums

August 26, 2021 Clint West 5

Dave Alvin is a multi-faceted, multi-talented cornerstone of americana. As a singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer he has consistently excelled to the point where anything bearing his name, in whatever role, is usually a cast-iron guarantee of […]