May 2022 – Page 21 – Americana UK

AUK’s Chain Gang: Woody Guthrie “1913 Massacre”

May 16, 2022 Clint West 0

Last week Dave Jarman brought us Bob Dylan’s version of the much covered ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’ which as he pointed out, was first published by Dick Burnett in 1913. So it is to that year that […]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Dirt Does Dylan”

May 16, 2022 Alan Fitter 1

A glorious album of Dylan covers from the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. What do you get if you mix one of country rock’s finest ever bands with songs from the greatest songwriter of his (or […]

Mary Gauthier “Dark Enough To See The Stars” – gaining clarity from grief

May 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The singles really are coming thick and fast from Mary Gauthier’s upcoming album ‘Dark Enough To See The Stars‘, which is released on June 3rd. Not that we’re complaining – we love Mary Gauthier so really […]

Video: Jillian Rae “Doing My Best”

May 16, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the first single of 2022 from Minneapolis singer-songwriter and fiddler Jillian Rae. ‘Doing My Best’ was originally written as part of a project to help children dealing with trauma but the positive theme is […]

Something for the weekend: Wilco “Tired of Taking It Out On You”

May 13, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well, that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We heard some sad news last night that Americana UK writer Gordon Sharpe, one of the stalwarts of the site in recent years, suffered a stroke […]