April 2022 – Page 28 – Americana UK

Video: Grant-Lee Phillips “Remember This”

April 6, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

It’s an absolute joy to see Grant-Lee Phillips lost in the music as he performs his recent single ‘Remember This’. His vocal performance is genuine and heartfelt, just like the simple, direct expression of love in […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Replacements “Swingin’ Party”

April 5, 2022 Cam Fraser 2

Where better to look for a suitable link to Alex Chilton’s ‘No Sex’ than from a band that wrote a homage to him in one of their best-loved songs. And where better to go when feeling […]

Pete Gow “Where Else Would We Be Going” – come on, get shifting

April 5, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The first single from Pete Gow’s third solo album ‘Leo‘ (to be released 22nd April on Clubhouse Records), and it’s a high tempo horn laden piece of wonderful. And for all the hugeness of the sound […]

Elles Bailey to support Don McLean on his Autumn tour

April 5, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Don McLean has announced his 50th Anniversary ‘American Pie Tour’: a 17-date tour, starting in Cardiff on 11th September and playing throughout the country until 4th October, ending at the London Palladium. Support will come from […]

Grady Spencer & the Work “Wait”

April 5, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Texan group prove that the future and the past can coexist. By day, Texan Grady Spencer is a superintendent for a commercial construction company; at other times, he is a member of The Work. The band […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
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
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
By Joe Nathan , 5 days ago

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 […]

Album Reviews

Townsend’s Solitaire “Glad To Be Alive”

June 26, 2024 0

Reflections of grief and loss enlivened with classical accompaniment. Townsend’s Solitaire is a Seattle chamber-folk sextuplet brought together by Bobby Odle. Odle is a bi-polar singer-songwriter and, on ‘Glad To Be Alive’, he set out to […]

Essentials

Essentials: The Top Ten Chris Gaffney Songs

July 3, 2025 4

From a personal perspective, if I were to pick an artist who I think best encapsulates the admittedly numerous stands of what is called americana, together with a healthy dose of the attitude needed to make […]

Album Reviews

The Hanseroth Twins “Vera”

August 23, 2024 0

Sibling harmonies and bitter-sweet songs make for a fine debut from Brandi Carlile’s bandmates. It’s fair to say that only the initiated will immediately recognise the names of Phil and Tim Hanseroth despite a handsome career […]

Month: April 2022

Video: Grant-Lee Phillips “Remember This”

AUK’s Chain Gang: The Replacements “Swingin’ Party”

Pete Gow “Where Else Would We Be Going” – come on, get shifting

Elles Bailey to support Don McLean on his Autumn tour

Grady Spencer & the Work “Wait”

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