August 2022 – Page 21

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Alasdair Fotheringham

August 11, 2022 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

If the truth be known, and no disrespect intended, it’s always struck me as a little odd to start a list of ‘Top 10… whatever’ by emphasising the purely personal nature of the choices and the […]

Skinny Dyck “Palace Waiting” EP

August 11, 2022 FredArnold 0

Another slice of steel-based retro country from this Canadian traditionalist. Ryan ‘Skinny’ Dyck is a Canadian country singer from Lethbridge, Alberta, who is beginning to develop quite a reputation for his twang-based Bakersfield sound. His songs […]

Various Artists “Luke Schneider Presents Imaginational Anthem Vol. XI : Chrome Universal – A Survey of Modern Pedal Steel”

August 11, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Beautifully played and versatile but an album whose audience might be limited. Well, that’s an album title that just rolls off the tongue. If you plan to buy this at the record store you’ll need to […]

Album artwork for StevieRay Lathan aalbum Hinterland

StevieRay Latham “The Hinterland EP”

August 11, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

A gorgeous excursion into classic Americana. All the boxes are ticked by this beguiling and atmospheric EP from Stevie Ray Latham which opens with the parched ‘Let Me Inside’, an excellent introduction to his acoustic melancholia. […]

Broken Forest “Spirit Of The Meadows” – the skylarks ascending

August 11, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Perhaps the most attention-grabbing part of the backstory for Broken Forest, and in particular today’s song ‘Spirit of the Meadows‘, is that this most perfect sounding piece of modern British Folk is the work of Luise […]