2022 – Page 322 – Americana UK

Michael Lane “Take It Slow”

March 15, 2022 Peter Churchill 0

A welcome ray of up-tempo indie-folk infused sunshine. Although born in Germany to a German mother and an American GI father Michael Lane spent much of his youth growing up in America. The swing to America […]

Book Review – Philip Watson “Bill Frisell: Beautiful Dreamer”

March 15, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 0

An encapsulation of the diverse music, if not quite the life, of a major American musician. In an article in August 2020, about notable acoustic guitar players, I threw in a wild card with Bill Frisell. […]

Live Review: The Sheepdogs + Andrew Cushin, Lafayette, London – March 5th 2022

March 15, 2022 David Chalfen 1

The Sheepdogs hail from the Canadian prairie city Saskatoon, the small capital of Saskatchewan – which interestingly has given us Deep Dark Words, Kacy and Clayton, Colter Wall and Steph Cameron, all very fine Americana musicians. […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 49

March 15, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 0

Pandemic forgotten ( ignored) school life returns to near normal.. It’s a remarkable thing the human memory, despite the devastating impact of Covid in all aspects of our lives, schools in particular felt it’s seismic grip, […]

Foy Vance reschedules tour – new dates announced

March 15, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Foy Vance has rescheduled his Spring tour due to ongoing venue restrictions in the EU. The Signs of Life Tour was set to go ahead this April and will now be going ahead over late August […]

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

July 10, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place across 2 stages in Liverpool at the end of November and features Chuck Prophet and […]

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

July 10, 2026 0

Willy Vlautin is well known as the chief songwriter of Richmond Fontaine and The Delines, trading in beautifully written vignettes of the people who have generally fallen between the cracks of the American dream. These dark […]

Emmylou Harris, Mumford and Sons and Jerry Douglas

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

July 10, 2026 0

The evening before San Francisco’s 2025 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival the Masonic Auditorium hosted a tribute concert to Emmylou Harris, the only artist to have graced the festival stages for each of its 25 years. During […]

Year: 2022

Michael Lane “Take It Slow”

Book Review – Philip Watson “Bill Frisell: Beautiful Dreamer”

Live Review: The Sheepdogs + Andrew Cushin, Lafayette, London – March 5th 2022

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 49

Foy Vance reschedules tour – new dates announced

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Cocodamol”

Book review: Willy Vlautin “The Left and the Lucky”

Classic Clips: Mumford & Sons & Emmylou Harris ft. Jerry Douglas “The Road” – CMT Crossroads, The Factory, Franklin, Tennessee, 20th September 2012

Les Thomas “I Remember Everything”

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring author and journalist Liz Thomson