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 […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Justin Hinds & the Dominos - Early Recordings
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Kasey Chambers - The Captain
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Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
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Third World - Journey to Addis
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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Features

More People Really Should Know About: Steve Dawson

November 4, 2025 0

Most folk reading this will probably be most familiar with Canadian Steve Dawson due to his tenure with the Birds of Chicago as guitarist/steel player on several of their tours over here in the UK. Dawson […]

Album Reviews

Mark Brown “Happy Hour”

July 9, 2024 0

A collection of fourteen songs covering a lot of ground musically and lyrically. Mark Brown is one of many working performers whose music falls under the americana category. Ploughing a furrow of self-released records, working with […]

Live Reviews

Jarrod Dickenson, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, 7th February 2019

February 13, 2019 0

Nashville-based Jarrod Dickenson is increasingly popular here in the UK thanks to relentless touring, multiple festival appearances and that warm, soulful voice that makes his songs so distinctive. A number of the shows on this tour […]

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”

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour