2021 – Page 317 – Americana UK

Documentary Film Review – “It Was the Music”

March 23, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 4

Fascinating and detailed look at the lives of two support musicians who take front of stage. ‘It Was the Music’, is a ten-part documentary film stretching over 7.5 hours, featuring partners in life and music Larry […]

Kelly McFarling “Deep The Habit”

March 23, 2021 David Jarman 0

Fine vocals combine with Allman-esque melodic guitar to good effect. ‘Deep The Habit’ is Atlanta born but Bay Area based Kelly McFarlings’ follow up to her 2017 release, ‘Water Dog’. A change of style from that […]

Allison Russell announces new solo album in May

March 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

Well, here’s the news we’ve been waiting for – the new solo Allison Russell album will be out on Fantasy Records on May 21st and it will be called ‘Outside Child‘. The first song released from […]

Benjamin Miller “Try To Think” – Listen

March 23, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Benjamin Miller is best known as the singer with Minneapolis’ The Federales, but he’s been keeping busy during the last year with a couple of side-projects. First there was The Looneys (we featured them in December) […]

Video Premiere: Katie Jo “How Soon”

March 23, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The new single from Katie Jo is a sonic throwback: classic country with a classic country vocal. Sounding both new and familiar at once, ‘How Soon’ is immediately absorbing. The strong and restless rhythm mirrors the […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Tracks

Jeff Hulett “Spin Your Wheels” – don’t waste your time on me, I’m just fine

March 11, 2022 0

Speaking of Jeff Hulett’s latest two song-single Mark Whitfield (acclaimed award winning editor of Americana UK) has said “I Loved Snowglobe, one of my fave bands I’ve discovered in all the years of AUK – both of […]

Reviews

AUK’s EP Round-Up – February 2026

February 19, 2026 0

A new month, but yet the same old wet and windy weather, so what better way to dispel the February blues than immersing ourselves in the eclectic mix of music on offer for the Monthly EPs […]

News

Springsteen to release seven…count them… seven… unheard albums in one package!

April 4, 2025 3

Seven previously unheard Bruce Springsteen records will be released for the first time this summer on the widely-rumored and long-anticipated “Tracks II: The Lost Albums”, coming 27 June via Sony Music. A set spanning 83 songs, […]

Year: 2021

Documentary Film Review – “It Was the Music”

Kelly McFarling “Deep The Habit”

Allison Russell announces new solo album in May

Benjamin Miller “Try To Think” – Listen

Video Premiere: Katie Jo “How Soon”

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026