July 2022 – Page 2 – Americana UK

Emma Guzman “Something Less Than Alone”

July 29, 2022 Sean Hannam 0

Powerful, dark imagery and intimate tales from this promising teenage singer-songwriter, who’s definitely one to watch. Listening to 19-year-old, Detroit-based, indie-folk artist Emma Guzman’s new album, ‘Something Less Than Alone’, during the recent UK heatwave provided […]

Little Quirks “Maybelle” – we gotta get out of this place

July 29, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Australia’s Little Quirks have been successful enough with their folk-pop energy to get themselves signed to Glassnote Records, making them stablemates of one of their main inspirations Mumford & Sons. And on today’s song it’s easy […]

Video Premiere: Strange Pilgrim “Salt and Seagulls”

July 29, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

If rays of hazy sunshine mixed with a touch of nostalgic memory could be transformed into music, it would be something like ‘Salt and Seagulls’, the new video from Strange Pilgrim. Over a strong, hypnotic rhythm, […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Fred Arnold

July 28, 2022 FredArnold 4

Making lists of favourite songs or albums has been a fascination since childhood when we used to make up our own ‘Top Tens’ and compare them at school. Less of an obsession as I got older […]

Video: Amanda Shires “Empty Cups” (Feat. Maren Morris) (Official Live Session)

July 28, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

We have a nice new video and performance for you today from Amanda Shires whose album ‘Take It Like A Man’ we reviewed earlier this week here at AUK and which lands next Friday. Her latest […]

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 […]

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: John Fullbright, Guthrie Green, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 28th June 2025

July 11, 2025 2

While in the fields of Avalon, lines of sight to Neil Young on the Pyramid Stage are obscured by a forest of colourful flags and the occasional inflatable doll atop a bendy stick – each marking […]

News

Sturgill Simpson joins fight against scalpers

March 3, 2017 0

Reassuring of course that the whole world is getting screwed and not just us. News from Rolling Stone this morning: “When Pearl Jam launched their now infamous fight against Ticketmaster in 1994, trying to protect concertgoers […]

Columns

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 49

March 15, 2022 0

Pandemic forgotten ( ignored) school life returns to near normal.. It’s a remarkable thing the human memory, despite the devastating impact of Covid in all aspects of our lives, schools in particular felt it’s seismic grip, […]

Month: July 2022

Emma Guzman “Something Less Than Alone”

Little Quirks “Maybelle” – we gotta get out of this place

Video Premiere: Strange Pilgrim “Salt and Seagulls”

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Fred Arnold

Video: Amanda Shires “Empty Cups” (Feat. Maren Morris) (Official Live Session)

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”