2022 – Page 34 – Americana UK

Paperback Riders – Willy Vlautin “Lean on Pete”

November 25, 2022 Tim Martin 0

Willy Vlautin will be best known to AUK readers as the guitarist and songwriter with Richmond Fontaine and The Delines. At the same time, he has been building a career as a novelist and short story […]

Ron Sexsmith “Diamond Wave” – it’s upturn all the way

November 25, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Diamond Wave’, the second single from Ron Sexsmith’s eagerly awaited new album ‘The Vivian Line’ which will be released on 17th February 2023. It’s a new album, but this is by no means a new song as Ron […]

Video Premiere: Madeline Rosene “Words”

November 25, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the latest single from singer-songwriter Madeline Rosene. ‘Words’ features, warm guitar and sonic layers that add mesmerising, darker depths and textures. Most striking of all, Rosene’s sweetly melodic vocal is totally captivating, drawing us […]

Essentials – Richard Thompson: 10 albums for americana fans

November 24, 2022 Rick Bayles 2

It’s interesting that, in recent years, Richard Thompson, as quintessentially a British folk-rocker as you could hope to find, increasingly crops up in americana listings and charts. Of course, he’s lived in the U.S. pretty much […]

Black Deer announces first big names for 2023 festival

November 24, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

An AUK favourite, Black Deer Festival, revealed today the first wave of artists on the bill for the festival, taking place at Eridge Park, Kent on June 16-18th, 2023. Although only the fourth festival, Black Deer […]

Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter

September 23, 2026 0

Here’s the latest single from multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Bird, aka Janie Price. The Lady Who Reads The Cards is a catchy song, full of melodic hooks that showcase the range of Bird’s clear, controlled voice. Co-written […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 2

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 2

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

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