July 2022 – Page 21 – Americana UK

Cua “Oh Sun Shine Down”

July 13, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Irish folk music for the 21st Century with world music flavourings. Irish music has had a profound influence on world music due to the size of the Irish diaspora. Coming closer to Ireland itself, the popularity […]

Nora Brown “Little Satchel” – the new sound of old time

July 13, 2022 Jonathan Aird 4

Well, things have changed in the world of Nora Brown since we last featured her here on the Tracks sections. Gone are recording in a stone cellar under the roads of Brooklyn. In comes recording in […]

Video Premiere: Scott Clay “Aurora”

July 13, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

The video for Scott Clay’s latest single, ‘Aurora’, features the breath-taking scenery of North Cascades National Park in Washington, presented in all of its splendour as a back-drop to his performance. The incredible location-shots, captured by […]

Interview: Bill Kirchen’s real country for hippies by “The Titan of The Telecaster”

July 12, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

How Pete Townshend helped Bill Kirchen get his first Telecaster and working with the UK’s Nick Lowe. Bill Kirchen is one of the legends of americana due to his time with genre-defining band Commander Cody and […]

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson “Mother Love”

July 12, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Fascinating debut album of duets from stellar Canadian duo iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson. The collaboration between JUNO award-winning Indigenous Canadian musicians, visual artists, and songwriters iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (Cree Métis and Dene) and Tom […]

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

August 10, 2026 1

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”

August 10, 2026 0

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

August 10, 2026 0

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 […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Album Reviews

Lucy Kitt “Telling Me”

December 1, 2025 0

It was worth the wait for this warm, considered writing with perfectly judged music and production. Six years after AUK described her first offering as “deceptively simple… an exceptional debut”, Lucy Kitt returns with a second […]

Tracks

Iris Dement “Workin’ On A World” – aiming for better

January 17, 2023 0

Iris Dement’s debut record ‘Infamous Angel’, which just celebrated its 30th anniversary, was recently named one of the “greatest country albums of all time” by that other music magazine Rolling Stone. Her new album ‘Workin’ On A […]

Album Reviews

Chillicothe “Funnel Cloud Town”

June 10, 2025 1

Dysfunctional but beautiful songs which encapsulate small-town America. Nicholas Altobelli has been releasing albums since his early 20s, setting up his own record label in 2011. This is his first release using the name Chillicothe. Chillicothe […]

Month: July 2022

Cua “Oh Sun Shine Down”

Nora Brown “Little Satchel” – the new sound of old time

Video Premiere: Scott Clay “Aurora”

Interview: Bill Kirchen’s real country for hippies by “The Titan of The Telecaster”

iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ and Tom Wilson “Mother Love”

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

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”