2022 – Page 59 – Americana UK

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Your last chance to vote for your own picks

November 3, 2022 Clint West 0

Voting in our readers choice closes at midnight GMT on Sunday November 4th. It’s going to be a close-run race, so every vote will count. Get yours in now! Click on the link to last week’s […]

Lydia Ramsey “Like A Dream”

November 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Lydia Ramsey makes great music, again. On her third album Seattle’s Lydia Ramsey shows her mastery of the upbeat Americana song – with songs that are so catchy that one may at first not pick up […]

Drive-by Truckers solo artist releases companion album next week

November 3, 2022 Emily Dongray 2

Matt Patton has announced a companion album entitled ‘Tick‘ which will be released on November 11th on Dial Back Sound. The album accompanies Driver-by Truckers tour partner Jerry Joseph’s album ‘The Beautiful Madness‘ which we described […]

Track Premiere: Sarah Lee Langford and Will Stewart “Staring At The Sun”

November 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The album ‘Bad Luck and Love‘ sees Birmingham Alabama singer-songwriters Sarah Lee Langford and Will Stewart join forces to produce music that is redolent of the whisky-soaked honkytonk and the downtone rough and ready blues bar. […]

Video: Jarrod Dickenson “Long Hard Look”

November 3, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Few singers possess a voice as distinctively honey-rich and warm as Texan Jarrod Dickenson. But there’s a little more edge and even anger in that voice on his new material. It’s been some years since Dickenson’s […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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. […]

Features

AUK’s Chain Gang: Otis Gibbs “The Town That Killed Kennedy”

April 6, 2020 0

Following on from last week’s selection of ‘Dallas’ by the wonderful Caitlin Rose, I’ve gone with that Texas location link and have chosen ‘The Town That Killed Kennedy’ by Otis Gibbs. The song is taken from […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly & Dan Sultan “Every Day My Mother’s Voice”

July 16, 2021 0

That’s it from us for another week dear reader, and after the depressing scenes following the Euros final last weekend both online and off, we leave you with a pertinent track from another continent which could […]

News

Asleep At The Wheel explore “New Routes” this September with UK tour

July 4, 2019 1

Asleep at the Wheel have announced a short run of live dates in the UK this September. The band will perform at The Long Road Festival in Lutterworth on the 8th of September, before playing headline shows […]

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