2022 – Page 369 – Americana UK

Ryan Hamilton “1221”

January 28, 2022 Rich Orpin 2

Ryan Hamilton taps into the Fountain of Wayne on power pop collaboration. The power-pop genre and sub-genres that it inspired have a breadth as wide as any in contemporary music. At the grittier, less refined end […]

Martha Tilson starts ‘The Tape’ soundtrack tour in March

January 28, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Following the autumn 2021 launch of ‘The Tape’, her debut feature film, which she wrote, directed and starred in, singer-songwriter Martha Tilston has announced her first UK tour in almost five years, with dates in February […]

Ali Sperry “Cool Under Pressure” – celebrating some change

January 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Cool Under Pressure‘ is a political song, but one that holds up a huge banner and says “whoop!” Which is not to say it’s lightweight or lacking in message, it’s just that it was a song […]

Video: Good Looks “Almost Automatic”

January 28, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Featuring hazy sunshine, a gorgeous sunset over the farm, jangling electric guitars and a warm, rhythmic bass, the new video from Good Looks transports you out of your wintry hibernation to the summertime. Directed and edited […]

Americana Music Association (UK) Awards – the results

January 28, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The Americana Music Association (UK) held their award show last night – with a reduced audience at The Sound Lounge and a larger audience for the live stream on Youtube (which you can catch here). There’s […]

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

Ryan Hamilton “1221”

Martha Tilson starts ‘The Tape’ soundtrack tour in March

Ali Sperry “Cool Under Pressure” – celebrating some change

Video: Good Looks “Almost Automatic”

Americana Music Association (UK) Awards – the results

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