May 2022 – Page 11 – Americana UK

Video: Chris Tavener “Right Back Again”

May 24, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Compelling. At about the fifty-second mark of Chris Tavener’s new video for ‘Right Back Again’ a subtle mystery is presented. As multiple versions of the singer wander through a desolate small theatre apartment set, clues to […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 57

May 24, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

No words can suffice.. I received a call on Saturday telling that one of my students who had left the school not 5 years ago had been found dead. It was shocking thing to hear. The […]

The Other Side of Me: Jonathan Smith on how the Jesus and Mary Chain changed everything

May 24, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

It was 1986, at a party at someone’s house, I don’t remember whose. I didn’t really want to be there, it was definitely a peer pressure thing. I’d probably ridden my tiny moped there, cloaked in […]

Blue Violet “Late Night Calls”

May 24, 2022 Peter Churchill 1

Husband and wife duo working in perfect harmony. Blue Violet are spouses Sam and Sarah Gotley. Although ‘Late Night Calls’ is the couple’s debut under this moniker this isn’t their first musical foray together. In their […]

Arlo McKinley “To Die For” – Just give me some truth

May 24, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

With a foundation in music that encompasses singing and playing guitar in a Baptist church, playing in bands on the the DIY and punk rock circuits, Arlo McKinley has worked his way towards a crunching roots-rock […]

RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 1 day ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 1 day ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 4 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: My First Record Player
I had a Rotel amp and turntable too until the buttons s...
By Andy Short , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@peterthompson When Ryan Adams string breaks during Bar...
By Andy Short , 1 week ago

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

May 11, 2026 0

The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course it’s […]

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

May 11, 2026 0

Nordic americana with a slightly heavier tinge. I’m Kingfisher is the alter ego of Swedish singer-songwriter Thomas Jonsson. Give Up Together is his sixth album under that guise and comes three years after his last release, […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

May 11, 2026 0

Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since appearing […]

Month: May 2022

Video: Chris Tavener “Right Back Again”

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 57

The Other Side of Me: Jonathan Smith on how the Jesus and Mary Chain changed everything

Blue Violet “Late Night Calls”

Arlo McKinley “To Die For” – Just give me some truth

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

I’m Kingfisher “Give Up Together”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

The Krickets “If You Only Knew”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 230 “Travel – a necessary luxury”