2021 – Page 61 – Americana UK

Live Review: Midnight Skyracer, St Georges Bristol – 14th October 2021

November 2, 2021 Tim Martin 1

Over the last year or so it was inevitable that some great music would slip under the radar. In 2018 AUK’s Jeremy Searle predicted great things for Midnight Skyracer, and then the trail went cold. Following […]

Melanie Curran “San Benedito Beach”

November 2, 2021 Gordon Sharpe 0

An album with promise albeit vocally uneven – marred by a final lapse of taste. Melanie Curran, we are told, is a songwriter, ethnographer and filmmaker whose work focuses on the evolution of traditional music in […]

Track Premiere: Lee Street Lyrical “Arkansas”

November 2, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Lee Street Lyrical are a duo of Buddy Case and Casey Penn, who are preparing for the release of their debut album ‘Waiting In The Wings‘ from which today’s Track Premiere is taken. It’s a song, […]

Video: The Lost Brothers “After the Rain”

November 2, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The Lost Brothers have waited a long time to tour following the release of their well-received album ‘After the Fire After the Rain’. To celebrate, the Irish duo have released a new video for their third […]

Interview: Ian Prowse on Attitunes and the holy River Mersey

November 1, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

The Scouse Springsteen and Strummer explains his musical convictions and inspirations. Ian Prowse is that rare commodity, a conviction musician, following in the footsteps of his first musical heroes Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello and Paul Weller. […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 14 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 5 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 6 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Year: 2021