2022 – Page 354 – Americana UK

Jane Bruce “My Bed”

February 14, 2022 Alan Fitter 0

A raw and emotional debut album from singer/songwriter and Broadway actress Jane Bruce. It’s been a couple of turbulent years for singer/songwriter Jane Bruce. She moved to the east coast where she was due to start […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Kasey Chambers “Hard Road”

February 14, 2022 Kimberly Bright 0

Ljubinko Zivkovic’s entry last week on ‘The Chain Gang’ was The Triffids, which immediately inspired thoughts of another Australian americana artist, Kasey Chambers. Chambers is from Mount Gambier, South Australia, 760 miles from The Triffids’ hometown […]

Ian Prowse “One Hand On The Starry Plough”

February 14, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 0

An uncompromisingly bleak take on today’s world but not without hope. In an interview with AUK last November, the ‘Scouse Springsteen/Strummer’ Ian Prowse revealed how lockdown had re-energised his musical career. The evidence is there for […]

Naomi In Blue “Stupid” – well, you said it…

February 14, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Naomi in Blue follows up the well received EP ‘An Experiment‘ with this new song which could be taken as the ultimate in self-deprecation. Over infectious garage band riffs Naomi in Blue confesses to a number […]

Video Premiere: Sam Barrett “Valentines Day”

February 14, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Another year has flown by and it’s that special day for lovers once again. It’s time to express our undying love for the objects of our affection and what better song to help us celebrate than […]

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

Jane Bruce “My Bed”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Kasey Chambers “Hard Road”

Ian Prowse “One Hand On The Starry Plough”

Naomi In Blue “Stupid” – well, you said it…

Video Premiere: Sam Barrett “Valentines Day”

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