2022 – Page 79 – Americana UK

Video: Bruce Springsteen “Nightshift”

October 17, 2022 Andrew Frolish 3

“Gonna be some sweet sounds // Comin’ down, on the nightshift,” sings Bruce Springsteen on his latest single and, indeed, this does sound so sweet. Beginning and ending with a bulb’s atmospheric glow, the Thom Zimny-directed […]

Something for the weekend: Billy Strings “Long Journey Home”

October 14, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. We are having our annual writers’ get-together this week in Liverpool, our first since Covid – if you see a group of middle-aged men standing around […]

AUK’s Top 10 Albums of the 21st Century: Number 6 – Sturgill Simpson “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” (2014)

October 14, 2022 Clint West 0

Sturgill Simpson has taken americana to new places – some of them not always comfortable ones. His 2019 synthesised psychedelic blues-rock album ‘Sound and Fury’ certainly divided opinion. However, ‘Metamodern Sounds in Country Music’ was a much more widely […]

Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy playing "You're No Alone" at the Loft Chicago, 2010

Classic Clips: Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy “You’re Not Alone” – The Loft, Chicago, 2010

October 14, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0

Mavis Staples is one of American music’s national treasures. She is someone with both the voice and enthusiasm that if she sung the telephone directory, it would still sound wonderfully soulful and be utterly transfixing. Having […]

Only Child “Looking Forward To Looking Back – A Decade Of Only Child”

October 14, 2022 Tim Martin 0

A good primer for a Liverpool songwriter who combines message and music to great effect. As the title suggests this is 10 songs drawn from the four earlier albums, looking back over 10 years from Liverpool […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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. […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

March 23, 2026 0

It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, we […]

Videos

Video: The Delines “Maureen’s Gone Missing”

March 4, 2025 0

The Delines are known for their evocative, detailed storytelling. Characters and situations that could easily be found in one of Willy Vlautin’s compelling novels are condensed into a few powerful lines of song, drawing us into […]

Album Reviews

Dolly Parton “Pure & Simply” (RCA, 2016)

November 7, 2016 0

The undisputed Queen of ‘Big Hat’ country music, now deemed cool having worked with Jack White has 42 studio albums to her name, and with this record her first No.1 in 25 years. She is so […]

Year: 2022

Video: Bruce Springsteen “Nightshift”

Something for the weekend: Billy Strings “Long Journey Home”

AUK’s Top 10 Albums of the 21st Century: Number 6 – Sturgill Simpson “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” (2014)

Classic Clips: Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy “You’re Not Alone” – The Loft, Chicago, 2010

Only Child “Looking Forward To Looking Back – A Decade Of Only Child”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”