2021 – Page 89 – Americana UK

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss “High And Lonesome” – Listen

October 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 1

You know the back story to this one – Plant and Krauss recorded one of the best selling Americana albums ‘Raising Sand‘ and at long last they’ve recorded another album destined to be one of the […]

Discovering… Gram Parsons

October 8, 2021 Tim Martin 0

In the book High Fidelity Nick Hornby makes Gram Parsons’ ‘Return of the Grievous Angel’ one of the top 5 side one, track one’s of all time. In doing so he confirmed Parsons’ status as ‘legendary’ […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – week 30

October 8, 2021 Keith Hargreaves 0

Steady as she goes… Things are improving at school despite a feeling that a stable door has been shut after the horse has not only exited the building but has taken up residence in an EU […]

Artwork for Charlie Parr album Last of the Better Days Ahead

Charlie Parr “Last Of The Better Days Ahead”

October 8, 2021 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

A hugely successful, rewarding exploration of the outlying edges of rural blues and back porch folk. US singer-songwriter Charlie Parr’s 14th studio production, ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead’, is a rare gem of an LP, […]

Micki Balder “A Feeling I Once Knew” – waiting for a great leap forward

October 8, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Micki Balder has been a lindy hopper and a lifelong dabbler in music – but it wasn’t until 2018 that she developed a more solid association with song. It was when a friendship’s moment of truth […]

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

October 2, 2026 1

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