February 2023 – Page 22 – Americana UK

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[ September 25, 2026 ] Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year! News
[ September 25, 2026 ] The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin News
[ September 25, 2026 ] Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice Tracks
[ September 25, 2026 ] Video Premiere: The Cashville Trash Pandas “Worker’s Song (Handful of Earth)” Videos
[ September 24, 2026 ] The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks Features

Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson

Video Premiere: Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson “The Bell Hotel is Burning”

February 10, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Another fantastic track from the new duets album from Stephen McCarthy and Carla Olson. ‘The Bell Hotel is Burning’ is a quiet telling of the tale of a once grand hotel and the characters who inhabited […]

Classic Clips: BR5-49 “Bettie Bettie” Late Night with Conan O’Brien 1996

February 10, 2023 Clint West 0

This week’s Classic Clip comes from the wonderful BR5-49. Formed in Nashville in 1993 by Chuck Mead and Gary Bennett the band were joined by multi-instrumentalist Don Herron, upright bass player ‘Smilin’ Jay McDowell and drummer […]

Live Review: Matt Owens & the Delusional Vanity Project + Casino Moon, Off the Cuff, Herne Hill, London – 3rd February 2023

February 10, 2023 Peter Feldon 0

The chance to see to see a rare performance from Matt Owens (formerly of Noah and the Whale) outside of the West Country, was enough to persuade this reviewer to head for the hills of south […]

Artwork for King Tuff album “Smalltown Stardust”.

King Tuff “Smalltown Stardust”

February 10, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

Album number six sees a change in direction to a smoother and more multi-layered sound. For his sixth album, King Tuff, otherwise known as Kyle Thomas, ditches his garage rock roots to make a smoother-sounding album. […]

Book Review: “Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions”

February 10, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Anybody with a passing interest in country music over the last few years cannot have failed to notice the number of apparently new and successful Black country artists such as Breland, Valerie June, Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst […]

Josh Ritter is coming this way in January – Happy New Year!

September 25, 2026 0

One of AUK’s favourite singer-songwriters, who is also an artist and best-selling author, Josh Ritter, will tour the UK and Ireland early next year, following his last album, I Believe In You, My Honeydew. The tour […]

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Israel Nash and Sid Griffin

September 25, 2026 0

We’ve reached the half-century and celebrate with a deluxe double issue featuring some scintillating chat with two icons of the genre. Israel Nash talks about his reimagining of Sweetheart of the Rodeo and his songwriting process, […]

Leon III “Invisible Ink” – heating the lemon juice

September 25, 2026 0

Ah, the sweet delights of Candy Cigarettes, those thin white sticks of some sweet concoction with the realistic glow of red at the tip; all packaged away in what was rather like a matchbox and came […]

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