February 2023 – Page 2

Benjamin Dakota Rogers Album "Paint Horse"

Benjamin Dakota Rogers “Paint Horse”

February 28, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

Joyously along and across the grain. Benjamin Dakota Rogers’ family live on a farm in Scotland. Not here. A place in Ontario, Canada. Around 170,000 Scots, mostly farmers, crossed the Atlantic to Canada between 1815 and […]

Track Premiere: Sara Petite “Bringin’ Down The Neighbourhood”

February 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

P.F. Sloan wrote, and Barry McGuire sang, “hate your next door neighbour but don’t forget to say grace” – and whilst that’s a fine skewering of hypocrisy we can’t help but wonder what he would have […]

Video Premiere: Jake Ybarra “A Whole Lot to Remember”

February 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from Jake Ybarra is full of rockabilly energy. ‘A Whole Lot to Remember’ is the tale of an unruly party guy, delivered in a suitably upbeat, uptempo fashion by Ybarra, whose rhythmic strum […]

Emmett Finley “Emmett Finley”

February 27, 2023 Alan Fitter 0

Finally, Emmett Finley’s one and only album gets a worldwide release over fifty years since it was recorded. In 1971 Emmett Finley recorded his only album before disappearing from the music scene. Now over fifty years […]

Iris DeMent “Workin’ On A World”

February 27, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

A protest album for today with the hope of a gospel song. It is eight years since Iris DeMent released her last album, and ‘Workin’ On A World’ is only her seventh album in a thirty-year […]

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. […]

Videos

Video: CC Smugglers “Dirty Money”

July 12, 2017 0

The new single from CC Smugglers, one of the best live bands on the planet. On the road in November and at festivals in the summer, don’t miss ’em!

Videos

Video: Brent Cobb “The World is Ending”

June 29, 2020 0

Brent Cobb is the genuine article: excellent songcraft combined with a distinctive, characterful vocal. This is his first new release since the well-received album, ‘Providence Canyon’. Although it was written some time ago, Cobb has released […]

Videos

Video: Caroline Spence “Who’s Gonna Make My Mistakes”

July 10, 2019 0

From her latest album, “Mint Condition“, this is a great song by Nashville singer-songwriter Caroline Spence. Nice video too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1ZcOrnsiCM https://vimeo.com/343367762/b775418173 https://vimeo.com/343367762/b775418173 https://vimeo.com/343367762/b775418173

Month: February 2023

Benjamin Dakota Rogers “Paint Horse”

Track Premiere: Sara Petite “Bringin’ Down The Neighbourhood”

Video Premiere: Jake Ybarra “A Whole Lot to Remember”

Emmett Finley “Emmett Finley”

Iris DeMent “Workin’ On A World”

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”