August 2022 – Page 7 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: The Deer’s Cry “Heal The Heart”

August 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The Deer’s Cry are a four piece – augmented on this song with a string section – of Celtic Harp, percussion, upright bass and banjo. An unusual combination which lends itself to gentle and reflective folk […]

Video Premiere: Deidre McCalla “Shoulder to the Wheel”

August 25, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Here is the video premiere of ‘Shoulder to the Wheel’, a folk-anthem from iconic troubadour Deidre McCalla, who has been putting out music for almost five decades. As a black woman, lesbian, feminist and mother, McCalla […]

Interview: Louisiana legend Tommy McLain on making Swamp pop-u-lar again after 40 years

August 24, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

The English influence on “I Ran Down Every Dream” may surprise some listeners. Sometimes it can seem that the term legendary is applied to any musician who has managed to maintain a lifelong career when in […]

Classic Americana Albums: Willie Nile “Streets of New York”

August 24, 2022 David Jarman 0

New Yorker Willie Nile is often regarded as a musician’s musician, his admirers including Bruce Springsteen and Lucinda Williams, the latter quoted by AUK’s Gordon Sharpe in his 2020 interview with Nile as commenting “Willie Nile […]

Nora Brown “Long Time To Be Gone”

August 24, 2022 Paul Gibson 0

Teenage New Yorker’s accomplished album of traditional banjo music. The expectation is that old time music is most authentic when played by true old timers; musicians deep into long lives, living and breathing the hand me […]

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

July 21, 2026 0

Alex Amen is making waves as one of the new breed of songwriters to keep a very close eye on. Born in Texas, he has lived in communes on the West Coast, formed and played in […]

Artwork for Sailing Sones album "Slow Magic"

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

July 21, 2026 0

Absorbing collection of songs that subtly reveal the quiet joys of motherhood. The first sound that emerges from the new Sailing Stones album, Slow Magic, is the metronomic rhythm of a baby’s heartbeat with its gentle […]

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

July 21, 2026 0

If you’ve ever found yourself searching for music that offers comfort without pretending life is easy, then you should know Travis Shallow. He writes songs that acknowledge the darkness but never surrender to it, and he […]

Month: August 2022

Track Premiere: The Deer’s Cry “Heal The Heart”

Video Premiere: Deidre McCalla “Shoulder to the Wheel”

Interview: Louisiana legend Tommy McLain on making Swamp pop-u-lar again after 40 years

Classic Americana Albums: Willie Nile “Streets of New York”

Nora Brown “Long Time To Be Gone”

Video Interview: Alex Amen on “Sun Of Amen” as he comes of age as a songwriter

Sailing Stones “Slow Magic”

More People Really Should Know About: Travis Shallow

Live Review: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons + Red Hash + Ella Spencer, Water Rats, London – 8th July 2026

Martin Carthy “Along the Road Forever – Live at the BBC”