March 2022 – Page 19 – Americana UK

Jillian Rae “Doing My Best” – all that anyone can ask…

March 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Jillian Rae is a classically trained violinist who has turned country-esque fiddle player. This new song is the first of several singles she’ll be releasing this year and was originally written as part of a project […]

Video Premiere: LOVE BY NUMB3RS “Oak Tree”

March 17, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Check out the outstanding new video for ‘Oak Tree’ from Portland-based trio LOVE BY NUMB3RS. Both the song and video are genuinely atmospheric, with the rich imagery of the video mirroring the song’s expansive sound and […]

Midlake “For The Sake of Bethel Woods”

March 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 2

Long awaited return is a class contribution to their oeuvre. It has been a long wait for new music from Midlake – nine long years since ‘Antiphon‘, long enough to make even the most hardened fan […]

Will Oldham and John Sayles – “Matewan”

March 16, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

A powerful tale of working life in the 1920’s Virginia coal mines. Americana goes to the movies, as Gordon Sharpe takes another of his occasional looks at films making good use of an Americana-based soundtrack… Film […]

Classic Americana Albums: The Chicks “Home”

March 16, 2022 Helen Jones 2

I’m not ashamed to admit that the first time I heard a Patty Griffin song was when it was covered by the Chicks (née Dixie). The band are kind of a gateway drug after all, with […]

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

August 10, 2026 0

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 […]

Month: March 2022

Jillian Rae “Doing My Best” – all that anyone can ask…

Video Premiere: LOVE BY NUMB3RS “Oak Tree”

Midlake “For The Sake of Bethel Woods”

Will Oldham and John Sayles – “Matewan”

Classic Americana Albums: The Chicks “Home”

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

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”