2022 – Page 349 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Kate Ellis “The Story You’ve Been Told”

February 18, 2022 Andrew Frolish 1

Quite simply, Kate Ellis’s intimate voice is a rare gift, possessing a warmth and beauty that is immediately captivating and carries us through her heartfelt songs. ‘The Story You’ve Been Told’ is no exception. Over delicate […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Tim Martin

February 17, 2022 Tim Martin 3

It can be easy to wallow in the past with so many classic albums to choose from, but as my much younger colleague Kimberley Bright pointed out in her entry in this series, so many artists […]

Artwork for Songs from the Wheel by Ian David Green

Ian David Green “Songs from the Wheel”

February 17, 2022 Rich Orpin 0

Accomplished lyricism from Liverpudlian singer-songwriter on folk sophomore album Having successfully navigated his way onto the UK folk scene with the release of debut album ‘Songs from the Sea’, Ian David Green finds himself back on […]

Video: Joe Henry “Time is a Lion”

February 17, 2022 Ed Donnelly 0

Emerging in the late 1980’s, Joe Henry quickly established himself as one of the most thoughtful voices in Alt. Country. Working with T-Bone Burnett and members of the Jayhawks, his early albums like ‘Shuffletown’ set the […]

Joshua Hedley announces new album out in April

February 17, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Joshua Hedley will release his new album ‘Neon Blue’ on April 22nd, via New West Records. The 12-song set was co-produced by Jordan Lehning (Rodney Crowell) and Skylar Wilson (Justin Townes Earle) and mixed by Kyle […]

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

Video Premiere: Kate Ellis “The Story You’ve Been Told”

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Tim Martin

Ian David Green “Songs from the Wheel”

Video: Joe Henry “Time is a Lion”

Joshua Hedley announces new album out in April

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”

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