June 2022 – Page 34 – Americana UK

The Song Remains: Kelly Joe Phelps 1959 – 2022

June 6, 2022 Martin Johnson 5

Kelly Joe Phelps reinvented country blues for the 21St Century americana audience. Guitarist and singer-songwriter Kelly Joe Phelps “died quietly at home in Iowa” on May 31, 2022, according to his Facebook page. While this low-key […]

Rainn Byrns “Never Ending Story” – no dragons mentioned, honest

June 6, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

How better to start the week than with a song that focuses on the endless pointless repetition of life, with the same old same old coming around again. And again. And, yes, yet again. Perfect for […]

Video: David Ford & Annie Dressner “Warning Sign”

June 6, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is an incredibly beautiful new song from Annie Dressner and David Ford. Over fluid fingerpicking that rolls and sways through a compelling melody, their voices rise and swell, combining like they were always meant to […]

Something for the (very) long weekend: Sean Taylor and the Sex Pistols (sadly not at the same time)

June 1, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us this week dear reader – if you’re not UK based and wondering why it’s such a short week it’s because our Queen has been “Queen” for 70 years and you know, […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Andrew Frolish

June 1, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Lists such as this are always agonisingly difficult to compile. There’s the aching self-doubt, the lingering sense that you have forgotten something or someone important and regrets over who has been left out. The decisions made […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

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

September 24, 2026 0

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

September 24, 2026 0

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: June 2022

The Song Remains: Kelly Joe Phelps 1959 – 2022

Rainn Byrns “Never Ending Story” – no dragons mentioned, honest

Video: David Ford & Annie Dressner “Warning Sign”

Something for the (very) long weekend: Sean Taylor and the Sex Pistols (sadly not at the same time)

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Andrew Frolish

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”