Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • Features
    • Archive
      • Americana Bedrock
      • Americana Roots
      • AmericanA to Z
      • A Night to Remember
      • Dirty Dozens
      • Home Life
      • I Write the Songs
      • Lost Albums
      • Political Pops
      • Shuffle
      • Small Venue Heroes
      • Studio Life
      • The Other Side of Me
      • The Twang Factor
      • Top 10 Americana Albums Ever
      • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
      • Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists
      • Unsung Heroes
      • Van Life
      • Whatever Happened To…
      • What Should I Do…
      • WITATA
    • Anniversary Cheers
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Classic Clips
    • Essentials
    • For The Sake Of The Song
    • More People Really Should Know About
    • Obituaries
    • Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Columns
    • Sounds from the Shed
    • Vox Continental
  • Podcast
  • Forum
  • Info
    • Contact Us!
    • Review submission FAQ
    • Support Americana UK
    • Want to write for Americana UK?
    • Daily Digest Sign-Up
    • Advertise on Americana UK
    • Privacy Policy
Our latest posts
  • [ February 12, 2026 ] Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: Keith Hargreaves Features
  • [ February 12, 2026 ] Toad the Wet Sprocket “RINGS: The Acoustic Sessions” Album Reviews
  • [ February 12, 2026 ] Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane” Interviews
  • [ February 12, 2026 ] Lucy Mellenfield “Tell The Water, She Will Listen” Album Reviews
  • [ February 12, 2026 ] The Milk Carton Kids unveil their latest opus in April News
Home2022

Year: 2022

Album Reviews

Field Medic “grow your hair long if you’re wanting to see something you can change”

October 7, 2022 FredArnold 0

A change of production style leads to a more sophisticated setting for Field Medic’s angst-laden songs. Field Medic is the stage name of Kevin Patrick Sullivan, a folk singer/songwriter from San Francisco (now based in LA) […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Jarrod Dickenson

October 7, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Since the very beginning of the pandemic, when live music ground to a halt around the world, we’ve been bringing you regular ‘mini-gigs’ from a host of great artists.  These have been opportunities to see musicians […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

AUK Mini-Gig: Steve Forbert

October 7, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

We hope that in troubled times, our ‘mini-gigs’ have brought a little joy into your world.  These little shows offer the chance to watch great artists up close; it’s like having a front-row seat.  The intimacy […]

Peter Bruntnell 2022
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Peter Bruntnell “By The Time My Head Gets To Phoenix”

October 7, 2022 Tim Martin 1

One of the best things about festivals is the chance to hear new artists, or ones who have passed you by a bit. I arrived at Americana Festival in Bath in the summer not knowing much […]

Album Reviews

Kelsey Waldon “No Regular Dog”

October 7, 2022 Paul Kerr 0

Classic country rock sounds with hard hitting lyrics along with some love for the late John Prine. Kentucky raised Kelsey Waldon’s second album on Oh Boy Records, the label set up by her late mentor John […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 86 87 88 … 393 »

Donate to Americana UK

If you enjoy what you're reading and don't want to support us on a monthly basis, you can help us keep this site free from looking like one of those awful REACH sites by making a one off donation towards our running costs. We all do this in our spare time! THANK YOU.

Recent Forum Posts

  • RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Big Richard - PetJune Swoon - Big TruckBlair Borax - Th...

    By Mark Howson , 40 minutes ago

  • RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Dave Alvin’s Third Mind has a new album out, “Right Now...

    By Martin Johnson , 1 hour ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Lydia Loveless - Boy Crazy and Single(s)

    By Joe Nathan , 14 hours ago

  • RE: Lucinda Williams - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

    It's now on AUK's website

    By Paul Kerr , 15 hours ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Will Stewart - County Seat

    By Joe Nathan , 15 hours ago

  • RE: Gig Guide

    Thanks Mark, will have a look at that

    By Mark Whitfield , 19 hours ago

  • RE: Gig Guide

    @markamericana: thanks Mark. I’ve found this Reddit thr...

    By MarkUnderwood , 19 hours ago

  • RE: Gig Guide

    Hi Mark, nice to hear from you! This is something we're...

    By Mark Whitfield , 19 hours ago

  • Gig Guide

    I think I probably know the answer to this question alr...

    By MarkUnderwood , 21 hours ago

our latest posts

Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: Keith Hargreaves

Features
February 12, 2026 0

Toad the Wet Sprocket “RINGS: The Acoustic Sessions”

Album Reviews
February 12, 2026 0

Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

Interviews
February 12, 2026 1
Artwork for Lucy Mellenfield album "Tell The Water, She Will Listen"

Lucy Mellenfield “Tell The Water, She Will Listen”

Album Reviews
February 12, 2026 0

The Milk Carton Kids unveil their latest opus in April

News
February 12, 2026 0

  • Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: Keith Hargreaves
  • Toad the Wet Sprocket “RINGS: The Acoustic Sessions”
  • Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”
  • Lucy Mellenfield “Tell The Water, She Will Listen”
  • The Milk Carton Kids unveil their latest opus in April
  • The Delines “The Meter Keeps Ticking” – trepidation, indecision
  • Video: Bird “The Boy And The Swan” – it’s like that when you hurt someone
  • The latest from Hiss Golden Messenger “I’m People” arrives on May Day
  • Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz “Circle & Square”
  • Live Review: Lucinda Williams + Ben De La Cour, The Barbican, London – 3rd February 2026
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Lauren Gauthier: Great writing and very interesting article! What a story.
  • keith hargreaves: Hope not
  • Andrew Riggs: Perhaps our last chance to Neil.

Latest interviews

Interviews

Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”

February 12, 2026 1

If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

Behind the Songs

Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and country-soul […]

Interviews

Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains

February 9, 2026 0

Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores dimensionality […]

You may have missed…

Videos

Video: Phil Hooley “Come On Home”

March 23, 2020 0

Start your week with the lovely voice of Phil Hooley, full of character and depth.  The video for ‘Come On Home’ showcases all the players recording – these are precision performances and it’s great to see […]

Features

I Write The Songs: Shel Silverstein

April 29, 2022 1

Sheldon Allan Silverstein was born in Chicago, Illinois, September 25, 1930, and would grow up to be something of a Renaissance Man. Writer, playwright, cartoonist, poet and songwriter, he was successful in all these fields, though […]

Tracks

Kirby Lyle “The Thinking Man” – the thoughts that get thunk

September 29, 2025 0

Kirby Lyle’s new song ‘The Thinking Man‘ compares and contrasts different approaches to life and relationships, adding in a reflection of the strands of leadership that each might offer. The titular thoughtful person, for example, “broods […]

© Americana UK 2025, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool