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 […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

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

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”