2022 – Page 325 – Americana UK

Something for the weekend: Frank Turner talks about why he’s singing songs for his transgender dad

March 11, 2022 Mark Whitfield 1

We thought dear reader we’d leave you with something a little different this week. Singer-songwriter Frank Turner never got on with his distant and disapproving father. Things got even worse between them when Frank discovered the […]

Interview: Only Child Alan O’Hare on emotion, humanity and “Straight Lines”

March 11, 2022 Martin Johnson 2

How watching his Mum getting ready to go out dancing inspired the musical career of Only Child. It is a long time since the heyday of Merseybeat and the Beatles, but Liverpool still has a vibrant […]

Classic Clips: John Murry “Southern Sky” – Static Roots Festival, 2019

March 11, 2022 Sean Hannam 0

Two years ago, when choosing an AUK Classic Americana album to write about, I selected ‘The Graceless Age’ by Tupelo, Mississippi-born singer-songwriter, John Murry. At the end of the piece, I stated that this brilliant collection […]

Jeff Hulett “Spin Your Wheels” – don’t waste your time on me, I’m just fine

March 11, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Speaking of Jeff Hulett’s latest two song-single Mark Whitfield (acclaimed award winning editor of Americana UK) has said “I Loved Snowglobe, one of my fave bands I’ve discovered in all the years of AUK – both of […]

Carson McHone “Still Life”

March 11, 2022 Keith Hughes 0

A sterling deviation into new territory. This is Carson McHone’s 3rd album and second for Loose music. It was recorded in Ontario with Daniel Romano in a home studio and the dynamic duo did it pretty […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Year: 2022

Something for the weekend: Frank Turner talks about why he’s singing songs for his transgender dad

Interview: Only Child Alan O’Hare on emotion, humanity and “Straight Lines”

Classic Clips: John Murry “Southern Sky” – Static Roots Festival, 2019

Jeff Hulett “Spin Your Wheels” – don’t waste your time on me, I’m just fine

Carson McHone “Still Life”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”