February 2022 – Americana UK

Paula Boggs Band “King Brewster” – an old story that still resonates

February 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

On ‘King Brewster‘ Paula Boggs relates a story that is drawn from her own ancestry – of a man who was enslaved, and emancipated but not really free in the full sense of the word. The […]

Dana Cooper “I Can Face The Truth”

February 28, 2022 Sean Hannam 1

Clichéd and over-sentimental, middle-of-the-road country rock and pop – warning: contains a second-rate Hank Williams cover. Apparently, ‘I Can Face The Truth’ is the 28th album by Kansas City-born singer-songwriter, Dana Cooper. Talking about the record, […]

Video: Calexico “El Mirador”

February 28, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Coming on the heels of their triumphant collaboration with Dean Owens, Calexico returns with the video for their new single ‘El Mirador’. The song is the title track from their new album that will be released […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jesse Daniel “California Highway”

February 28, 2022 Helen Jones 0

Our last Chain Gang entry was ‘Amarillo Highway’ by Terry Allen, so I decided to take the rather direct route (pun intended) of going from one highway to another, more specifically from a Texan one to […]

Discovering… Nanci Griffith

February 28, 2022 Tim Martin 2

There are artists who you know you ought to like but it’s hard to find the connection to their music, or they just pass you by for some reason. For me Nanci Griffith fell into that […]

Fruition “Something More”

September 10, 2026 0

Dense harmonies and insightful words make this a “why haven’t I heard them before” album. Fruition say that “this album is the culmination of almost two decades of making music. We set out to show the […]

Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

September 10, 2026 0

Liverpool singer-songwriter John Jenkins and is one of our “most compelling voices in folk, Americana, and country,” as his press accurately describes him. Having seen him play live with his regular musical partner, Pippa Murdie, in […]

David Coller “Blue Water”

September 10, 2026 0

Stunning traditional songwriting on instant folk classic. This is the second full-length release by singer-songwriter David Coller this year. His first, When Summer Comes, was given a glowing write-up in these pages, and now comes Blue […]

Month: February 2022

Paula Boggs Band “King Brewster” – an old story that still resonates

Dana Cooper “I Can Face The Truth”

Video: Calexico “El Mirador”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jesse Daniel “California Highway”

Discovering… Nanci Griffith

Fruition “Something More”

Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”

David Coller “Blue Water”

Bruce Springsteen releases film of “Land of Hope and Dreams” Tour – watch it all here!

MF Tomlinson “Now, I Am Free” – the reward of aging?