2022 – Page 334 – Americana UK

Andy Shauf “Jacob Rose” – murderous thoughts poorly enacted

March 4, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Jacob Rose‘ is one side of Andy Shauf’s new single ‘Satan/Jacob Rose‘ is a typically quircky number from the Toronto singer-songwriter. Over a percussive accompaniment it tells of the somewhat maniac thoughts of a knife wielding […]

Video Premiere: George is Lord “If I Needed Someone”

March 4, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

We are pleased to premiere the first single from the forthcoming George Harrison tribute album ‘My Sweet George’ from George Is Lord. The new album, due out on 1st April 2022, will feature a selection of […]

Image for Jeremy Ivey album Invisible Pictures

Jeremy Ivey “Invisible Pictures”

March 3, 2022 Paul Russell 1

Introspective collection from Nashville multi-instrumentalist. If having lived life to the full is important to making great music – then Jeremy Ivey is really well prepared. This third solo record is full of highly personal, invigorating […]

The Weeping Willows “You Reap What You Sow”

March 3, 2022 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

With “You Reap What You Sow”, Australian duo The Weeping Willows notch another extra point for Gothic Americana. If ‘You Reap What You Sow,’ the latest (third) album by Melbourne’s duo The Weeping Willows, sounds like […]

What should I do, Americana UK?

March 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 1

Another day, another problem – and as the advice bureau’s postbag was starting to fill up once more we really thought it was time to put aside such fripperies as featured tracks and album reviews and […]

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 […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Album Reviews

Dino Valente “Dino Valente” (Floating World Records, 2017)

July 27, 2017 0

In February 1968 Dino Valente entered the CBS studios in Los Angeles to record what would be his only solo album. Although he was known at the time as the underground Bob Dylan, Valente probably had […]

Live Reviews

Juanita Stein, Iambic Bar, London, 23rd November 2018

November 27, 2018 0

The Iambic Bar is a new “space” at the Courtyard Theatre in Hackney, consisting of a basement bar and an adjacent performance space. When the doors open there are, at first, just a handful of […]

Videos

Video Premiere: See Night “NYC Coats”

February 25, 2025 0

Here’s the video premiere of the latest single from LA-based See Night, the musical project of guitarist and singer-songwriter Linda Sao. “NYC Coats” is a raw, stripped-back song that reflects the simple, heartfelt subject matter in […]

Year: 2022

Andy Shauf “Jacob Rose” – murderous thoughts poorly enacted

Video Premiere: George is Lord “If I Needed Someone”

Jeremy Ivey “Invisible Pictures”

The Weeping Willows “You Reap What You Sow”

What should I do, Americana UK?

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”