2021 – Page 62 – Americana UK

Artwork for Kirby Brown album "Break Into Blossom"

Kirby Brown “Break Into Blossom”

November 1, 2021 Ewan Lury 0

Kirby Brown takes us into a new wave of Americana music with a mixture of success and failure. Kirby Brown’s latest album, “Break into Blossom“, is an intimate and soothing record that uses a wonderful mixture […]

Whatever Happened to… Red Molly

November 1, 2021 Rick Bayles 0

Red Molly are a Roots/Americana trio originating from the upstate New York area. This is a band I’ve loved from the first time I heard them, though, surprisingly, they’ve never made a big impact outside of […]

AUK’s Chain Gang : Steve Earle “CCKMP (Cocaine Cannot Kill My Pain)”

November 1, 2021 Paul Kerr 0

In last week’s Chain Gang we had Johnny Cash cavorting and killing around the wild west and, at the end of his song, ‘Cocaine Blues’, advising the listener to “lay off that whiskey and let that […]

Live Review: Courtney Marie Andrews, Gorilla, Manchester – 26th October 2021

November 1, 2021 Clint West 0

Award winning singer-songwriter reminds everyone just how uplifting a great performance can be. On the morning of this show I slipped on some wet brown leaves whilst out walking the dog. As well as causing me […]

The Bowmans “Scrutiny”

November 1, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

New Yorker’s latest finds empowerment through grief. This album is an exploration of the Bowman sisters’ empowerment that came as a by-product of the grief of the loss of their mother which also contains examinations of […]

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