May 2022 – Page 9 – Americana UK

Classic Americana Albums: The Hacienda Brothers “The Hacienda Brothers”

May 25, 2022 David Jarman 3

There are many reasons to suggest an album has classic status, sometimes it’s an album with iconic status, by an internationally acclaimed artist, sometimes it’s an album that seems to encapsulate much of what we love […]

In Liverpool on Saturday? Come and join us for an early evening AUK house gig!

May 25, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Many moons ago Americana UK Towers in a kind of leafy suburb in South Liverpool used to put on regular house gigs until one day they listed one in the Metro and the house almost burst […]

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Go Your Way” – We part, and I’m OK with that

May 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

So, the golden god and the goddess of Bluegrass – and this single is taken from the pair’s second album ‘Raise the Roof‘ which we note has sold an impressive 150,000 copies. And there’s also an […]

Video: Martha Wainwright “Dinner at 8”

May 25, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Shot in black and white at a live show in front of an intimate audience that appears to be no more than a dozen or so fans, Martha Wainwright’s new video for ‘Dinner at 8’ is […]

Max Garćia Conover “Deer”

May 25, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Poetic reflections on life and death. Describing Max Garćia Conover as “the king of silent” the promo commentary offers an intriguing contrast to an album that on the first couple of listens sounds like a stream […]

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

September 24, 2026 0

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]

Vox Continental: September 2026

September 24, 2026 0

With the long, hot summer finally fading, it seems like a lot of European artists are keen to get out on tour. Oakland Rain are a Norwegian folk and Americana duo, made up of twin sisters, […]

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0

Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

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. […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Maya de Vitry + Joel Timmons, Green Note, London – 21st April 2024

April 25, 2024 0

An unusually cold April evening saw a good-sized crowd gathering at the Green Note on a Sunday evening to see the return of Maya De Vitry to North London. De Vitry, accompanied on guitars and backing […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: The Avett Brothers “Victory”

July 10, 2020 1

Another week in the life of AUK passes by like sand through a pair of glasses. I had an interesting conversation with AUK reader Barry Cooke this week about The Avett Brothers and how some fans […]

News

Ring that Olympic bell! Peter Bruntnell’s back with new album and tour

August 8, 2024 0

Peter Bruntnell has announced the release of his fourteenth or fifteenth (count them!) album – “Houdini and the Sucker Punch” comes out on October 4th on Domestico Records. It follows in the wake of 2021’s “Journey […]

Month: May 2022

Classic Americana Albums: The Hacienda Brothers “The Hacienda Brothers”

In Liverpool on Saturday? Come and join us for an early evening AUK house gig!

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss “Go Your Way” – We part, and I’m OK with that

Video: Martha Wainwright “Dinner at 8”

Max Garćia Conover “Deer”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026