March 2023 – Page 39 – Americana UK

Interview: Dean Owens on what his Americana UK awards mean to him

March 1, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How being force-fed Gram Parson and The Jayhawks opened up the world of americana. Dean Owens has long been a favourite of Americana UK and our readership, and he ended a successful 2022 by being voted […]

Will Sheff of Okkervil River has a solo tour

March 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

And it starts in the UK tomorrow. Will Sheff has been working on solo material alongside such collaborators as guitarist Will Graefe and bassist Benjamin Lazar Davis as well as new collaborators Christian Lee Hutson, Dawes […]

The Brothers Comatose “Atlantic City” – The Boss revisited

March 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This is surely the tail end of the Covid album – The Brothers Comatose’s latest release is ‘Ear Snacks’ and it features a bunch of covers and a whole bunch more of guest musicians – the […]

Artwork for The Vagaband album "Beautiful World"

The Vagaband “Beautiful World”

March 1, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

Recalling songs of yesterday and a long time in the making. Do you remember The Vagaband covered The Zombies’ ‘This Will Be Our Year’ to accompany the English national census campaign in 2021? It was included […]

Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “Other Voices / Other Rooms”

March 1, 2023 John Jenkins 0

A seamless blend of traditional, folk and country songs with a stellar supporting cast By 1993 Nanci Griffith had released 9 studio albums, moved from MCA records to Elektra Records and after establishing herself as a […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Justin Hinds & the Dominos - Early Recordings
By Joe Nathan , 9 hours ago
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Kasey Chambers - The Captain
By Joe Nathan , 18 hours ago
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Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
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Third World - Journey to Addis
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
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Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
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Guy Clark - Keepers
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
By Joe Nathan , 4 days ago

Susto Stringband “Hard Drug” – visions of death

March 27, 2026 0

Seems to be our week for stringbands, but that’s ok. Susto, the alt-country group led by frontman Justin Osborne, have announced the release of Susto Stringband (Volume 2) on May 29 via Missing Piece Records. It’s […]

Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”

March 27, 2026 0

Here’s the spirited new single from London-based americana duo Roswell Road. Singer-songwriters Jasmine Watkiss and Zoë Wren tell frank, authentic stories, opening up with refreshing honesty about themselves and their everyday lives. Weirdo at the Party […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Charley Crockett “Game I Can’t Win”

March 21, 2025 0

Well that’s it from us for another week and we leave you dear reader with a new video for a song from the new album by Charley Crockett “Lonesome Drifter” which we glowingly reviewed earlier this […]

Tracks

Anna Tivel “White Goose” – lost, lost, never to return

July 25, 2025 0

‘White Goose‘ is a meditation on things that are gone and is shot through with regret. Mistakes and regrets and not only for the tangible things “the ghost of everything we loved and everything we didn’t […]

Videos

Video: Eleni Drake “Half Alive” (Live Version)

September 18, 2025 0

Here’s the gorgeous new single from British/Greek singer-songwriter and producer Eleni Drake. ‘Half Alive’ is performed live in the woods for this stripped back version of the song, which focuses our attention on Drake’s heartfelt delivery […]

Month: March 2023

Interview: Dean Owens on what his Americana UK awards mean to him

Will Sheff of Okkervil River has a solo tour

The Brothers Comatose “Atlantic City” – The Boss revisited

The Vagaband “Beautiful World”

Classic Americana Albums: Nanci Griffith “Other Voices / Other Rooms”

Susto Stringband “Hard Drug” – visions of death

Video Premiere: Roswell Road “Weirdo at the Party”

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session