2022 – Page 97 – Americana UK

Full UK tour from Sarah McQuaid starts in November

September 30, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

Sarah McQuaid has announced an extensive UK tour, which includes a whopping twenty dates starting in the South West on November 4th. The tour has been announced despite “sky-rocketing costs for artists” because “Live events are […]

Angeline Morrison “The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience”

September 30, 2022 Paul Kerr 2

An important, essential folk album which casts light on the hidden history of black people in these sceptred /blighted isles. On the face of it, ‘The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs Of Black British Experience’ is an […]

Stephanie Hatzinikolis “Weed And Whisky” – time gets away from you

September 30, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Los Angeles based Stephanie Hatzinikolis hails out of Spokane, where she started her musical journey playing piano, eventually starting to perform live towards the end of high school. Her latest single ‘Weed and Whisky‘ captures a […]

Video Premiere: Doyle Turner “Best if I Forget”

September 30, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the new single from Bemidji-based songwriter Doyle Turner. Though it is sonically uplifting, ‘Best if I Forget’ is song of loss, of endings, which Turner captures perfectly in his carefully-chosen, sensitive words: “Send me […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: The Shortlist

September 29, 2022 Clint West 8

We began our quest to find the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century’ way back in January. Since then, thirty AUK writers have offered up their own personal selections for readers to peruse. We […]

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

Year: 2022