2021 – Page 178 – Americana UK

Cole Quest and the City Slickers “Self [EN] Titled”

July 22, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

New York bluegrass that references bitcoin but is more traditional than you may think Cole Quest is in fact Cole Quest Rotante, a sometime software engineer from New York who has a love of bluegrass. He […]

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – Elliott Roberts

July 22, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Rick Bayles, Editor of the Unsung Heroes series writes: “In this latest article in our “Unsung Heroes” series, Tim Martin takes a look at the career of Elliott Roberts. We’ve all heard the horror stories about […]

Sturgill Simpson announces new concept album “The Ballad of Dood and Juanita”

July 22, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Sturgill Simpson has announced the release of a new concept album, ‘The Ballad of Dood and Juanita’, which lands digitally and on CD on August 20th, with a vinyl release on December 3rd just in time […]

Unspoken Tradition “Irons In The Fire” – Industrial Bluegrass

July 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s about time for some bluegrass – and North Carolina’s Unspoken Tradition bring us that with a modern spin – in outlook at least, because they are a classic bluegrass band for sure. The line-up for […]

Video Premiere: Great Willow “Together Again”

July 22, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

As we begin to see restrictions on our freedoms easing and live shows start to fill our calendars again, Great Willow capture the joyful mood with their new single ‘Together Again’. In May, Great Willow organised a […]

Video: Ned Collette “Commandeered Parade” – new horror from old books on the shelf

August 14, 2026 0

Here’s the latest video from Berlin-based Australian singer-songwriter Ned Collette. Commandeered Parade is an atmospheric song that builds slowly and subtly with layers of synths, drums from Joe Talia, Marina Cyrino’s flute and piano from Dan […]

Interview: Waylon Payne on the ‘family’ business and pulling Willie Nelson’s beard

August 13, 2026 0

Americana UK’s Ian Rothery caught up with Waylon Payne via Zoom at his home in Nashville on one of the few days of the year when it might actually have been hotter in the UK than […]

Allison Russell “In The Hour of Chaos”

August 13, 2026 0

Warm spirit meets cool tunes on Canadian songwriter’s latest offering. Allison Russell is one of those names that has become a by-word for quality in contemporary music. Having emerged through bands such as Po’ Girl, Birds […]

Year: 2021