2022 – Page 168 – Americana UK

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 […]

Album cover for Nick Dittmeier album Heavy Denim

Nick Dittmeier and The Sawdusters “Heavy Denim”

July 26, 2022 Andrew Raw 0

Enjoyable country-rock fused with other influences. This is the very welcome third album from Nick Dittmeier, a singer-songwriter from Southern Indiana, and his backing band, The Sawdusters. It is the best of the three, although it […]

Kenny Roby “New Day” – the future starts…now

July 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Kenny Roby was a founder member of 6 String Drag, and was principal frontman and singer with that band. He has a self-titled solo album coming out on Royal Potato Family on August 5th,and this is […]

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0

In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]

Cover art for Danni Nicholls album "Making Moves"

Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”

July 1, 2026 0

Top-class vocals and production complement finely crafted personal lyrics of love, loss and hope from UK-born now Nashville-based artist. One of the joys in reviewing albums for Americana UK is that moment when you first play […]

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

July 1, 2026 0

The music of Alton and Rabon Delmore continues to influence generations of singers and songwriters across multiple genres. From their first appearance as the Delmore Brothers at the 1926 Athens Fiddlers Convention, their intricate harmonies took […]

Year: 2022

The Sparklers “Miss Philadelphia”

Rainn Byrns “Big” – one mistake away from success

Amanda Shires “Take It Like A Man”

Nick Dittmeier and The Sawdusters “Heavy Denim”

Kenny Roby “New Day” – the future starts…now

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026