2021 – Page 129 – Americana UK

Something for the weekend: “Ae Fond Kiss” from the soundtrack to “Our Ladies”

September 3, 2021 Mark Whitfield 6

Well that’s it for us for another week dear reader. We’re off to the Moseley Folk Fest to hopefully avoid a briefly forecast thunderstorm and enjoy the pleasures of The Waterboys, Passenger and Emily Barker among […]

Clint’s Classic Clips: The Mavericks “What A Crying Shame” – Live on Later with Jools Holland, 1994

September 3, 2021 Clint West 0

Fabulous TV performance from a wonderful band still going strong. This month I should have been looking forward to seeing The Mavericks play live in Manchester. However, due to the uncertainties thrown up by the pandemic, […]

Jaspar Lepak “One Brave Life” – looking for life’s gifts

September 3, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘One Brave Life‘ is, if you like, a dream list for a perfect life – “we all one great love / we all one true home” sings Lepak to a jangling banjo accompaniment. But…but it’s not […]

Shuffle: Australia Part Three

September 3, 2021 David Cowling 0

In this (what was to be) final look at the music coming out of Australia I’m going to concentrate on The Ocean Party and the many offshoots from the and then finally I’ll take look at […]

Festival Review: Red Rooster Festival, Euston Hall, Suffolk, 27th-29th August 2021

September 3, 2021 Oliver Gray 0

Our roving reporter, Oliver Gray, gets back into the field as music opens up. After a six-hour in-depth review of the M25, we arrived to the strains of Iraina Mancini, with a surprising and reassuringly old-fashioned […]

Artwork for StephenJacques album "Les Surfeurs De Santa Cruz"

Stephen Jacques “Les Surfeurs De Santa Cruz”

August 12, 2026 0

Lyrically and musically evocative surf-themed album from Virginia-based Stephen Jacques. Stephen Jacques’s last release, Pioneers and Fragrant Flowers, was favourably reviewed on these pages last year, our reviewer Fred Arnold praising its dazzling lyrical imagery around […]

Isreal Nash saddles up to reimagine Sweetheart of the Rodeo

August 12, 2026 0

Self-titled cosmic-country artist Israel Nash has announced his complete reimagination of The Byrds’ iconic album Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which will be released on September 25th. Attempting to reinterpret the landmark record through a modern lens, […]

Live Review: Everette + Ned Swarbrick, 45 Vinyl Café, York – 5th August 2026

August 12, 2026 0

A trip to the fairy tale city of York for an evening’s entertainment at the 45 Vinyl Café in York. With the weather cooling down somewhat, it’s a sold-out show in this amazing café that transforms […]

Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0

Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Album Reviews

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

June 24, 2026 0

Gently charming, melody-rich folk reflections from Suffolk. Suffolk-born and Colchester-based Ady Gainsborough presents his third album. Apparently inspired by life on the Essex-Suffolk border, the acoustic-based songs were recorded live in the studio, using vintage equipment […]

Album Reviews

The Taproots “Comedy Of Fools”

April 17, 2026 0

Approachable SLO CAL vineyard rock uncorked by The Taproots. Half a century ago, many sweaty nights were spent enjoying a few beers and some pub rock at the Hope & Anchor in Islington. Today, though, it’s […]

Album Reviews

Bill Bloomer “Jubilee” (Independent, 2018)

March 6, 2018 0

This might be one of those “marmite” albums – one to polarise opinion. Bill Bloomer hails from Illinois, though it would seem he spends much of his time globe-trotting and playing in various bars and small […]

Year: 2021

Something for the weekend: “Ae Fond Kiss” from the soundtrack to “Our Ladies”

Clint’s Classic Clips: The Mavericks “What A Crying Shame” – Live on Later with Jools Holland, 1994

Jaspar Lepak “One Brave Life” – looking for life’s gifts

Shuffle: Australia Part Three

Festival Review: Red Rooster Festival, Euston Hall, Suffolk, 27th-29th August 2021

Stephen Jacques “Les Surfeurs De Santa Cruz”

Isreal Nash saddles up to reimagine Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Live Review: Everette + Ned Swarbrick, 45 Vinyl Café, York – 5th August 2026

The Sound Gypsies “You Can Still Come Home” – home’s still there for ya’

Video: Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle and Dan Tyminski “What If You Loved Me”