July 2022 – Page 16 – Americana UK

Michelle Rivers “Chasing Somewhere”

July 18, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

Tales of people and places in America’s north west The lines, “I’m going west, west, west with you my love/ ‘Cause that’s what’s best for us right now” not only start the album’s opener, ‘Going West’, but […]

The Chapin Sisters start UK tour this week

July 18, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Musical royalty, The Chapin Sisters, Lily and Abigail, will start their first tour in over a decade which includes twelve small venues. Starting at Kitchen Garden Cafe in Birmingham on July 20th, the tour comes ahead […]

Track Premiere: Lara Taubman “Silver Linings”

July 18, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Lara Taubman’s second album ‘Ol’ Kentucky Light‘, is out on September 16th on Atomic Sound Record Company,and it sees the New York-based country-soul singer/songwriter address mortality, mental health, spirituality, survival, and the finding of hope in […]

Video Premiere: Paul Thompson “Lone Star”

July 18, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the latest single from Norfolk singer-songwriter Paul Thompson. At the heart of ‘Lone Star’ is the idea of a star as a strong, certain, steadying presence that can guide us when we are lost […]

Something for the weekend: Will Hoge “John Prine’s Cadillac”

July 15, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it for another week dear reader. Our AUK podcast returns today after an unavoidable absence for a few weeks – why not take AUK jogging/kayaking/bungie-jumping with you. You can check it out here. In the […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

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Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

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A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

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Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

Month: July 2022