September 2021 – Page 8

Glasgow Americana release line-up for festival at end of month

September 24, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

After last year’s cancellation, Glasgow Americana is back with its 15th Annual festival of music. The week sees Glasgow host musicians from all around the world as well as some local ones. On Wednesday, the festival […]

Classic Clips: The Jayhawks “She Walks in So Many Ways” – Letterman, 2011

September 24, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

The Jayhawks are one of those bands who never get old, no matter how many times you hear them and regardless of their current band composition. In 2011 they released ‘Mockinbird Time’, their eighth studio album […]

Sturgill wins best album at this year’s Americana Honors and Awards ceremony

September 24, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

After taking a break last year because of COVID-19, the Americana Honors & Awards returned earlier this week to the Ryman Auditorium for an in-person ceremony which included nominations for Jason Isbell, Amythyst Kiah, Allison Russell, […]

Americana UK is recruiting writers again

September 24, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

It’s that time of year again as we slowly hurtle towards our graves, and AUK is seeking enthusiastic writers who can write well to join our team and review new albums and EPs. There is no […]

Shuffle: The Late Summer Holiday Playlist

September 24, 2021 David Cowling 0

This year along with millions of others, we’ve had to think differently about the kind of holiday that we will be going on. Normally we unthinkingly (well there is a bit of thought about where we […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 0

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Videos

Video: Jerry Leger “Live from Paradise”

March 27, 2023 0

Well, here he comes again – live and under the hot lights at Toronto’s historic Paradise Theatre, it’s Canada’s very own Jerry Leger and his 5-piece electric band with yet another recent video release for the […]

Album Reviews

Amythyst Kiah “Still + Bright”

November 6, 2024 0

Amythyst Kiah emerges from the dark of “Wary + Strange” to brighter things on stunning new ‘cinematic’ album. Amythyst Kiah , a formidable Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, hails from Chattanooga, Tennessee, although now living in Johnson City. Her […]

Videos

Video: Declan O’Rourke “The Harbour”

November 5, 2020 0

Listening to Declan O’Rourke sing ‘The Harbour’ is like listening to an intensely emotional story. His words are poetic and thought-provoking: “Maybe someday I can live like the fisherman who stays close to the harbour…For now I […]

Month: September 2021

Glasgow Americana release line-up for festival at end of month

Classic Clips: The Jayhawks “She Walks in So Many Ways” – Letterman, 2011

Sturgill wins best album at this year’s Americana Honors and Awards ceremony

Americana UK is recruiting writers again

Shuffle: The Late Summer Holiday Playlist

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share