May 2022 – Page 7 – Americana UK

Video: Abbie Gardner “Only All the Time”

May 27, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

As ever, watching Abbie Gardner play the Dobro is mesmerising. Greatly skilled, she makes it look effortless and she also plays with a delightful sense of joy, taking pleasure in the performance and sharing her infectious […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Sean Hannam

May 26, 2022 Sean Hannam 1

Choose my top 10 americana albums of the 21st century? Tough call. To make it easier on myself, I tried not to deliberate too long on what would make the cut – there was no whittling […]

Interview: Cristina Vane on fuelling her brand of country blues with ’90s indie

May 26, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

How a lifetime of travel can influence and inspire. Cristina Vane had a late one last night. It might be a civilised time on a sunny spring afternoon in the UK for Paul Gibson, but it’s […]

Video: Larkin Poe “Bad Spell”

May 26, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Leather jacket swagger from the Lovell sisters. This fierce blues rock barnburner from Larkin Poe conjures arena strutting 70’s rockers and the first wave of British blues in the 60’s. ‘Bad Spell’ is the first single […]

Dawes announce new album “Misadventures of Doomscroller”

May 26, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Listen to the opening track from it below. In news of possibly the best album title of the year so far, LA’s Dawes have announced details of their new album ‘Misadventures of Doomscroller’ which lands on […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Classic Clips

Classic Clips: John Prine “You Got Gold” – Ray Martin At Midday, 1993

October 13, 2023 0

This clip of John Prine is taken from an Australian weekday daytime variety show, ‘Ray Martin At Midday,’ on Nine Network Australia, broadcast live on February 18, 1993. Prine was on a tour there at the […]

Album Reviews

Current Swell “When To Talk And When To Listen” (Nettwerk, 2017)

May 11, 2017 0

Already quite a big thing in Canada, Current Swell decamped to Nashville to record part of this latest album, with the remainder being finished at home in Vancouver. It’s their sixth full-length release, coming twelve years […]

Tracks

Emilia Martensson “Arm Ourselves (Against Ourselves)” – Listen

November 14, 2019 0

Emilia Martensson has the crystal clear voice of an angel, but on this folk y song, with Pentangle-ish jazz flecks, the Swedish born, London dwelling, vocalist sings of the light and shade of the parent-child relationship […]

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