April 2023 – Americana UK

Something for the long weekend: Great Lake Swimmers “Swimming Like Flying”

April 28, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Neglect dear reader comes in all kinds of different forms but the cruelest kind for AUK readers is when the PR for a great band entirely relevant to our audience don’t send us their new album […]

Track Premiere: Loose Cattle “Crescent City”

April 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

This cover of the Lucinda Williams song comes from New Orleans band Loose Cattle who have a line-up backstory which is so complicated we’re just going to tell you it all verbatim. Up front there’s Kimberly […]

Angus McOg “Cirrus”

April 28, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

A record that in the right time, place and mood has a lot to offer. The name Angus Mc Og conjures up images of a cartoon character from a Scottish newspaper; in fact the Daily Record […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 93

April 28, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 1

Holidays are over but what a holiday… Hate to gloat but sometimes it all works and the last school holidays really did. If this is what the future holds after July then bring it on! Of […]

Classic Clips: Sarah Jarosz plays James McMurtry’s ‘Childish Things’, April 2021

April 28, 2023 Alasdair Fotheringham 2

The most abbreviated form of this accompanying text for Sarah Jarosz’ take on James McMurtry’s ‘Childish Things’ would be “this is an outstanding version of an outstanding song, so stop reading and start listening now”. But […]

the words seasick steve presents written above an old TV set on the screen of which you can read "The Last Season of America" over a barren lanscape with rusted vehicles

Seasick Steve “The Last Season of America”

September 9, 2026 0

The Man from Another Time tackles modern-day America with hope and fury. Veteran producer and singer-songwriter Seasick Steve requires no real introduction. A journeying musician for over five decades, a producer for bands like Modest Mouse […]

Carson McHone live at The Chapel, The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham - 3rd September 2026

Live Review: Carson McHone, The Chapel, The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham – 3rd September 2026

September 9, 2026 0

The excitement was almost tangible amidst the rather irregular queue that had formed early outside the entrance to The Chapel, upstairs at The Angel Microbrewery in Nottingham, for the return to the city of possibly Austin, […]

Josh Rouse joins New West and delivers Brad “1972” Jones produced new album

September 9, 2026 0

Josh Rouse has signed to New West Records and will release his label debut, Museums and Women, on October 23rd. The 10-song set was produced by Brad Jones, who also produced Rouse’s critically acclaimed 2003 album […]

Month: April 2023

Something for the long weekend: Great Lake Swimmers “Swimming Like Flying”

Track Premiere: Loose Cattle “Crescent City”

Angus McOg “Cirrus”

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 93

Classic Clips: Sarah Jarosz plays James McMurtry’s ‘Childish Things’, April 2021

Seasick Steve “The Last Season of America”

Live Review: Carson McHone, The Chapel, The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham – 3rd September 2026

Josh Rouse joins New West and delivers Brad “1972” Jones produced new album

Laurelyn Dossett “How Many Moons?”

Russ Tolman “Streets Of Denim” –