July 2022 – Page 14 – Americana UK

Live Review: The Delines+Our Man In The Field, The Fleece, Bristol – July 12th, 2022

July 19, 2022 Tim Martin 1

Even with the air con working overtime The Fleece is always stifling, but with a gig this good no one cared. Opening act Our Man In The Field had suffered the loss of some of their […]

Video: Particle Kid and Willie Nelson “Die When I’m High (Halfway to Heaven)”

July 19, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Micah Nelson’s lyrical love letter to his father becomes a poignant duet as Willie joins him on vocals and guitar. Micah Nelson, AKA Particle Kid, eschews his esoteric electronic experiments for a straightforward biographical account of […]

Nick Pagliari “Hard Lessons”

July 19, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A blend of influences that produce a good, if not startlingly original, album. One of the figures who looms largest as an influence on the current crop of Americana artists is tom Petty. The opening title […]

Free promotional photo of Los Tiki Phantoms provided by management

The Other Side of Me: Kimberly Bright on Los Tiki Phantoms’ horror surf guitar rock

July 19, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

I had considered doing an overview of my favorite guitar instrumentals, with The Meters, Joe Satriani, The Ventures, Davey Graham, Santo & Johnny, and Van Halen represented. Then I decided that the more recent gem, eccentric […]

Matt McManamon “Out Of The Cold” – things are looking up

July 19, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

In a previous musical life Matt McManamon was frontman of Dead 60s – with which band he scored 5 UK top 40 hits, toured with Morrisey, Kasabian and The Coral. Dead 60s were seen on Top […]

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

September 25, 2026 0

One of AUK’s favourite singer-songwriters, who is also an artist and best-selling author, Josh Ritter, will tour the UK and Ireland early next year, following his last album, I Believe In You, My Honeydew. The tour […]

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

September 25, 2026 0

We’ve reached the half-century and celebrate with a deluxe double issue featuring some scintillating chat with two icons of the genre. Israel Nash talks about his reimagining of Sweetheart of the Rodeo and his songwriting process, […]

Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

September 25, 2026 0

Ah, the sweet delights of Candy Cigarettes, those thin white sticks of some sweet concoction with the realistic glow of red at the tip; all packaged away in what was rather like a matchbox and came […]

Month: July 2022

Live Review: The Delines+Our Man In The Field, The Fleece, Bristol – July 12th, 2022

Video: Particle Kid and Willie Nelson “Die When I’m High (Halfway to Heaven)”

Nick Pagliari “Hard Lessons”

The Other Side of Me: Kimberly Bright on Los Tiki Phantoms’ horror surf guitar rock

Matt McManamon “Out Of The Cold” – things are looking up

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

Video Premiere: The Cashville Trash Pandas “Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth)”

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