2022 – Page 67 – Americana UK

Classic Americana Albums: The Westies “West Side Stories”

October 26, 2022 Peter Churchill 0

Michael McDermott was first signed to a major label in 1991. A number of albums followed, the label dropped him and, in his own words “Those days are now just a wash of dreams of characters, […]

Dunlap & Mabe “Stumblin’ Out Of The Gate” – quite a quick stumble

October 26, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

There is a lot of stumblin’ going on in the world, you dear reader can surely think of some examples of your own from recent days. But today’s stumblin’ is a rapid and surprisingly unchaotic example […]

The Other Side of Me: Darren Lumbroso on the fire and skill of The Jam

October 26, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 3

I was born in Bromley. The postal address of my parent’s house stated that we lived in “Bromley, Kent”. Pre-Brexit, rather than queues of lorries, Kent conjured up images of a rural idyll, with oast houses […]

Ella Ruby “Baby Blue”

October 26, 2022 Jonathan Smith 0

Debut filled with the subtle beauty of love, pain and hope. ‘baby blue’ is the first collection from ella ruby (in lower case), a singer-songwriter from Seattle. Comprising five tracks of acoustic music with softly whispered, […]

Live Review: Lady Nade + Simeon Hammond Dallas, St Thomas the Martyr Church, Bristol 20th October 2022

October 26, 2022 Tim Martin 0

After a long wait to tour her excellent album ‘Willing’, this was a triumphant homecoming show for Lady Nade. Having moved to a larger venue to meet the demand for tickets, this eighteenth century church turned […]

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

The Twang Factor Season 4 Presents: Eddy Delbridge, a rocker from Wyoming

October 28, 2025 1

The fifth entrant in Twang Factor 4 is Eddy Delbridge, who is part of a group called Grace under Fire, a rootin’ tootin’ cowpunk trio from London. Eddy Delbridge is a singer,songwriter and guitarist from Rock […]

Columns

AUK Back Pages No.18

September 3, 2025 2

We bounce into the middle months of 2010 with a spring in our steps. Partly due to the latest innovation on the monthly CDs (as mentioned previously) of having a short blurb for each of the […]

Album Reviews

Feral Conservatives “Better Lives” (Egghunt Records, 2017)

December 19, 2017 0

When your album has been produced by Jon Auer (Posies, second incarnation Big Star) then you’ve pretty much been anointed as a credible new entry into the legion of Power Pop bands. If you also have […]

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