May 2022 – Page 16 – Americana UK

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century : Paul Russell

May 19, 2022 Paul Russell 6

A list of the best albums of the 21st Century was always going to be a challenge, to whittle down the releases that have that special quality and to justify their presence on such a collection. […]

The Hinterland Band “Indiana In Stereo Sound”

May 19, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Roots at the crossroads of americana. The dictionary definition of “hinterland” refers to an area lying inland from a coast or far from an urban area. Defined in that strictly geographical sense this band formed by […]

Lost Albums: Willis Alan Ramsey “Willis Alan Ramsey”

May 19, 2022 Graeme Tait 9

A truly exceptional debut album that neither required nor received a follow-up. Some artists spend their whole career searching for that definitive moment when everything comes together to produce the classic album that sits alongside those […]

Artwork for Willie Nelson album ‘A Beautiful Time’

Willie Nelson “A Beautiful Time”

May 19, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

Country Music legend returns in reflective, ruminative mood. Ninety-seven studio albums over a sixty-five year recording career is a truly staggering body of work, and confirmation of an unimpeachable legacy. Willie Nelson has nothing left to […]

RISO “Closer” – Parting is such sweet sorrow

May 19, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

RISO is the folk band of Matt Rolland and Rebekah Sandoval Rolland, and you’ll recall regular reader, that we were quite complimentary about Rebekah Rolland’s 2018 release ‘Seed & Silo‘. And the family band, whilst very […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

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It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

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On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Month: May 2022

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century : Paul Russell

The Hinterland Band “Indiana In Stereo Sound”

Lost Albums: Willis Alan Ramsey “Willis Alan Ramsey”

Willie Nelson “A Beautiful Time”

RISO “Closer” – Parting is such sweet sorrow

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”