2022 – Page 201 – Americana UK

AUK’s Chain Gang: Whiskeytown “16 Days”

June 27, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Great, this feature has turned into a drinking game. So after Rick Bayles offered us Mary Gauthier’s reflection on drink and its perils, where else do we end up but Whiskeytown? I thought about playing ‘Dancing […]

Grant Lee Phillips “All That You Can Dream”

June 27, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

Grant Lee Phillips tries to find some sense in a world turned upside down Given that life is getting back to something like normality, one would expect the wave of so-called “lockdown” albums to gradually subside […]

The View From Across La Manche #6 – from our own correspondent

June 27, 2022 Rick Bayles 2

Turn Up the Heat! Here in France, June has been all about rising temperatures, both meteorologically and politically. As I am British, let’s start with the weather first. As I’m sure most will know, France has […]

Honey Cellar “Curtain” – drop the safety…

June 27, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

This desperate looking bunch of dangerous reprobates are Honey Cellar, a folk-rock group with pop and indie sensibilities that hail out of Chicago (which we’re contractually obliged to acknowledge as being “my kind of town”), and […]

Video Premiere: Lee Rogers “Barefoot in the Basement” (feat. Foy Vance)

June 27, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

What sets Lee Rogers apart is the the emotional resonance and authentic feel of his vocals. His voice is full of storytelling character and it stands out, once again, on ‘Barefoot in the Basement’. To give […]

Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film

July 3, 2026 0

Elizabeth Cook returns with new album, Great Television, which will be released on 14th August 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Described as “a potent collision of country and rock & roll”, the album was produced by Shooter […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

July 3, 2026 0

This week finds Keith talking to Jim Walker, head honcho at Brighton-based Brighthelmstone Promotions. Jim talks us through all the ins and outs of promoting, as well as tempting us with some fabulous South Coast events. […]

Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

July 3, 2026 0

Tomorrow’s a special day in America, and today we have a song that’s all about the America that Eric Andersen loves. A land where healthcare might be recognised as a right, a land where Freedom is […]

Year: 2022

AUK’s Chain Gang: Whiskeytown “16 Days”

Grant Lee Phillips “All That You Can Dream”

The View From Across La Manche #6 – from our own correspondent

Honey Cellar “Curtain” – drop the safety…

Video Premiere: Lee Rogers “Barefoot in the Basement” (feat. Foy Vance)

Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never