2021 – Page 85 – Americana UK

Video: Single Girl, Married Girl “Wreck Cut Loose”

October 13, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The video for ‘Wreck Cut Loose’ is an absolute delight. Over a powerful beat, the songs builds steadily until it culminates in a powerful conclusion. “I’ve been listening to old country songs,” sings frontwoman and songwriter Chelsey […]

A Night To Remember: Justin Townes Earle and Jubal Lee Young – Blackfriars, Glasgow, 11th October 2007

October 12, 2021 Paul Kerr 1

On a cold but dry autumn evening in Glasgow, a Thursday if I recall correctly, a few hardy souls gathered in a tiny bar basement in Glasgow to see a show billed as The Sons Of […]

John Wort Hannam “Long Haul”

October 12, 2021 Tim Martin 0

Words to cherish and music that will grow on you, if you give it some time. John Wort Hannam says of his new album; ““Long Haul is a reflection on my life up to this point, […]

Janet Batch “Got No Idea” – will you tell me why?

October 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Janet Batch has man troubles – and not even the good sort. As she explains “I get up at six and I work ’til six at night and all you do is bitch if your dinner […]

Doc Carter “High Tide for Low Times”

October 12, 2021 Jonathan Smith 0

Catchy Americana debut by Texan songwriter. Doc Carter has been releasing single tracks and E.P’s for a few years now, but “High Tide for Low Times” represents his debut album. Stylistically, it is the absolute epitome […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 1

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

Year: 2021