2022 – Page 275 – Americana UK

Susan Cattaneo “All Is Quiet”

April 25, 2022 Alasdair Fotheringham 0

Lifts the ‘pandemic’ genre of music to fresh, inspirational heights. COVID-19 came roaring back into the British mainstream media last week courtesy of the police fine received by Boris Johnson for his (and we’re probably being […]

Video: Kirsten Adamson & Friends “Peace in Our Time”

April 25, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

‘Peace in Our Time’ is a poignant plea. In response to the invasion of Ukraine and the resulting refugee crisis, singer-songwriter Kirsten Adamson has tapped into her father’s back catalog to release a single and video […]

Live Review: Saving Grace – featuring Robert Plant and Suzi Dian, Baths Hall, Scunthorpe – 15th April 2022

April 25, 2022 Graeme Tait 8

According to the local newspaper, back in 1967 a group of musicians from the Black Country travelled to Scunthorpe to play a local pub. They were called The Band of Joy, and as far as their […]

Evan Barber “Until the Thunder”

April 25, 2022 Michael Macy 0

Songs of the road, love and loss feature in new album from Georgia. ‘Until the Thunder’ is Evan Barber’s first solo album after a number of other releases with his band, the Dead Gamblers. He adds […]

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutter “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”

April 25, 2022 Mike Robbie 0

A complex, well-written double-album that deserves your attention. In what appears to be an album culled together from various singles released over the last couple years, Amanda Anne Platt & the Honeycutters have confidently put forth […]

Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

July 8, 2026 0

Jason McNiff has announced the release of his latest album, Ten Blue Songs, his 10th, and, despite the melancholy title, he assures us it is a record of celebration, a celebration of the musical life he […]

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

July 8, 2026 0

Those of you familiar with us will know that we are a website based in the People’s Republic of Liverpool and so we’re always happy to feature music on our wavelength from around these parts […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

July 8, 2026 0

With nearly two decades of songwriting under his belt, Clayton Chaney feels more connected than ever to his craft, offering some incredibly heartfelt, pensive, and witty songs grounded in real human experience. “I try to keep […]

Interviews

Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

July 7, 2026 1

Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

Interviews

Interview: Dietmar Leibecke on the ethos of Germany’s Static Roots Music Festival

July 6, 2026 3

Americana UK’s Rick Bayles’ monthly column, Vox Continental, shines a light on what is happening on the americana front in Europe. In his most recent column, Rick gave the nod to the Static Roots Festival, which […]

Interviews

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

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Cowboy Junkies albums

April 22, 2021 4

In both of AUK’s best albums ever polls The Cowboy Junkies ‘The Trinity Session’ scored highly, finishing at number 12 for the writers, and number 18 for our readers. For a group whose style is often […]

Album Reviews

Starry Skies “Small Wonders”

September 15, 2022 0

Fourth album from Glasgow based folk/art chamber popsters. There’s lot to like about this latest offering from the well respected Starry Skies. Adept at mixing genres but rooted in singer songwriter sensibilities this album offers a […]

Album Reviews

Horseshoes “Desert”

September 5, 2022 0

This debut album has its moments, but it’s often an arduous journey through all-too-familiar territory. Horseshoes is a moniker for self-confessed ‘melancholy folk’ singer-songwriter, Austin Greaves, who is based in Washington D.C. On ‘Near Sided Vision’, […]

Year: 2022

Susan Cattaneo “All Is Quiet”

Video: Kirsten Adamson & Friends “Peace in Our Time”

Live Review: Saving Grace – featuring Robert Plant and Suzi Dian, Baths Hall, Scunthorpe – 15th April 2022

Evan Barber “Until the Thunder”

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutter “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”

Jason McNiff heralds his tenth with “Ten Blue Songs”

The Welcome Addition “Now Forever” – a mournful tale of self-sabotage

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Clayton Chaney

CR & The White Lights “My Old Self”

Live Review: State Fayre Festival, Hylands Park, Chelmsford – 26th-28th June 2026