2021 – Page 324 – Americana UK

Them Dirty Dimes “In Gold We Trust”

March 17, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

Precisely played and entertaining jazz/roots Dutch debut. There was a little debate at AUK central about exactly where this offering sat genre-wise until musical uber galactico (see that clever meld of the kings of European football […]

Amanda Cook “Lonesome Leaving Train” – Listen

March 17, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Lonesome Leaving Train‘ is the new single from Amanda Cook’s album ‘Narrowing the Gap‘, her third for Mountain Fever Records which is released on March 26th. In good traditional bluegrass fashion it sounds as up-tempo as […]

Video Premiere: Thanks Light “I Get High (Off You)”

March 17, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Rhythmic, upbeat, irreverent and fun – that’s the latest single from Thanks Light. ‘I Get High (Off You)’ is a direct and unashamed declaration of love and longing. When singer and song-writer Zane Ruttenberg sings that […]

AUK’s top 10 americana albums ever: Number 4=Gene Clark “No Other”

March 16, 2021 Clint West 1

Following yesterday’s unveiling of Jason Isbell’s ‘Southeastern’ as equal fourth in our ongoing top 10 rundown, today we can reveal the album that it is tied with. The voting was close throughout, and we will reveal the […]

Interview: Canadian Justin Rutledge on revisiting and simplifying his greatest songs

March 16, 2021 Martin Johnson 2

Despite a literary background songwriter Justin Rutledge now believes simple songs work best. Justin Rutledge owes the UK a lot in that it was the UK success of his debut album ‘No Never Alone’ that really […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2021