July 2022 – Page 6 – Americana UK

Interview: Tami Neilson the Canadian born New Zealand country soul star and Kingmaker

July 26, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Playing Patsy Cline to Willie Nelson’s Marty Robbins. Country soul artist Tami Neilson is recognised as a leading New Zealand country music, country soul, and rockabilly artist, and she has also helped develop the genre and […]

Small Venue Heroes: Chris Smither

July 26, 2022 Clint West 3

Our ‘Small Venue Heroes’ feature could almost have been invented for Chris Smither. Since before releasing his debut album ‘I’m a Stranger Too!’ way back in 1970, Smither has been working the folk clubs, art houses […]

The Sparklers “Miss Philadelphia”

July 26, 2022 GrahamBollands 0

Loud, melodic rock and roll best played at full blast. This loud, melodic band from Philadelphia, who have been recording and playing together since 2001, are clearly fans of and influenced by The Clash, The Replacements […]

Rainn Byrns “Big” – one mistake away from success

July 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Another slice of bedroom folk from Rainn Byrns in which he muses on missing out on success by not making the right move – or maybe any move – at the right time. Or any time. […]

Amanda Shires “Take It Like A Man”

July 26, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

A bold new direction for this acclaimed singer and fiddler might raise some eyebrows. If her 2018 release, To The Sunset’, found Amanda Shire moving away from the down-home roots of her previous albums, then ‘Take […]

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”

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 […]

Month: July 2022