2021 – Page 350 – Americana UK

Alastair Ottesen “Pathless Land”

February 22, 2021 Tyler Davies 0

Skilfully written songs, stunning arrangements, all with a timeless feel. It can often feel as though timeless albums are a thing of the past, only to be produced in a rose-tinted bygone era, as if the […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche “I Can Still Hear You”

February 22, 2021 Alan Fitter 0

Reading Diccon Johnston’s article where the last link in the Chain Gang centres on The Cowboy Junkies, got me thinking about other bands with three siblings in them. There are quite a few “pop” bands such […]

Eric Bolander “Cold Men” – Listen

February 22, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

More than a chilling tale, some sort of gothic-folk creation, the new song by Eric Bolander is a song that protests the treatment of the miners of the Blackjewel Mine in Harlan County, Kentucky. The mine […]

Video: Jack Blackman “Whereabouts Unknown”

February 22, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the ethereal depths of ‘Whereabouts Unknown’ from Jack Blackman. The music gradually builds, with flourishes of haunting slide guitar, as Blackman muses, “What keeps this planet turning? // No-one knows, no-one knows, // While […]

Something for the weekend: Jason McNiff “Wherever I Choose”

February 19, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for another week dear reader and we leave you with a new song by a man included in my top 10 americana albums of all time list which was published yesterday. ‘Wherever I Choose’ is […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

September 23, 2026 0

With her new recording and rehearsal studio nearing completion, Sarah McQuaid is once again heading out on the road, this time for a 9-week, 36-show coast-to-coast US tour beginning on the 11th of September, and a […]

artwork for Levi Foster's album Appalachian Funk Tree

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

September 23, 2026 0

Levi Foster takes his yarn-spinning country tunes to the heart of Hollywood. After two EPs and the success of his critically-acclaimed first album, We Made Fire, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter who draws his inspiration from the likes […]

Year: 2021

Alastair Ottesen “Pathless Land”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Suzzy Roche & Lucy Wainwright Roche “I Can Still Hear You”

Eric Bolander “Cold Men” – Listen

Video: Jack Blackman “Whereabouts Unknown”

Something for the weekend: Jason McNiff “Wherever I Choose”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand

Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter