2021 – Page 56 – Americana UK

“Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train” available for pre-order

November 5, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

Last year Australian national treasure Paul Kelly brought out a single for the antipodean holiday ‘Gravy Day’. This year he has announced a new double album for release on November 19th entitled ‘Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train‘ […]

Darragh O’Dea “Tilly And The Postmaster”

November 5, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On ‘Tilly And The Postmaster’ Darragh O’Dea comes up with some excellent storytelling. If you could narrow down three characteristics that would qualify certain music as Americana, no matter where it came from, what would they […]

Track Premiere: Mark Joseph “Vegas Motel”

November 5, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Vegas Motel‘ is the title track of Mark Joseph’s third album, and is his most personal as the songs draw directly on his own experiences. It’s also his lockdown album, having come together through 2020, but […]

Video Premiere: Callum Lury “Rosie”

November 5, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

If you’ve been paying attention to the Americana scene in the UK, you will have noticed the energetic sound of The Blue Highways, whose outstanding debut full-length record, ‘Long Way to the Ground’, was praised by […]

Interview: Billy Bragg on a million things including accountability and empathy

November 4, 2021 Martin Johnson 4

How the power of music works and activism for the 21st Century. Billy Bragg is someone who needs no introduction to readers of American UK and those who are familiar with his work will recognise that […]

Some sad news to end the week with: Americana UK loses two of our best, Paul Kerr and Martin Johnson

October 2, 2026 5

We’re sorry to end this week with some sad news for regular readers which some of you will know already via social media. It’s been a very tough last few days for us as a team […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0

Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]

artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0

Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

Year: 2021