2021 – Page 322 – Americana UK

Watch Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff duet on CMT Crossroads

March 18, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Nathaniel Rateliff and his band the Night Sweats have joined Margo Price to play together on an upcoming episode of CMT Crossroads, and ahead of the show’s March 26th premiere date in the US, CMT have […]

Matthew James Lyons “Relics”

March 18, 2021 Diccon Johnston 0

Reflective melodies from a modest and gentle Australian songwriter. Matthew James Lyons, or Matt as he introduces himself, comes across as a thoroughly decent and self-deprecating bloke. Couple this with the fact you can count on […]

Track Premiere: Night Flight “Something Going On”

March 18, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s certainly more crunch than twang on the latest single by London’s Night Flight, but that’s no bad thing. Night Flight recorded the song as part of their lockdown EP ‘Songs From Echo Zoo‘ which is […]

Video: The Rodins “Voyaguer”

March 18, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The theatrical footage of Les Lunatiques by Segundo De Chomon is a well-chosen visual accompaniment to this charmingly vintage-sounding song from The Rodins. singer, song-writer and guitarist Chris Malcarney has followed many musical paths during his […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 3 – Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels On A Gravel Road”

March 17, 2021 Clint West 0

Once the AUK writers’ votes started to come in, it soon became clear that there was a top-five breakaway. Already this week we have revealed our equal fourth albums that were part of that breakaway. Now […]

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0

Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

September 24, 2026 0

Here is the latest single from Italian singer-songwriter, one-woman band, and writer Elli de Mon. Timeless and cinematic, Strange Fruit is deeply haunting and beautifully unsettling. The focus is entirely on de Mon’s impressive, resonant voice, […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

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. […]

Previews

Preview 2: The Long Road Festival, 23rd-25th August 2024 – New acts to look out for

August 21, 2024 1

The Long Road festival, previewed on our site last week, is now less than a week away, at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire over the August bank holiday weekend (23rd to 25th August). One of the pleasures […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Monica Taylor “Train Take Me Away”

June 17, 2022 0

Nicknamed “The Cimmaron Songbird” by Jimmy LaFave and Bob Childers, Monica Taylor is a stalwart of the Oklahoma music scene. She has been performing annually at The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival since its second year in […]

Features

I Write The Songs: Gretchen Peters

May 27, 2022 0

After a string of songwriters who made their names in the early days of country and what we now consider to be Americana, I wanted to turn our attention to a songwriter who is still very […]

Year: 2021