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 […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

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

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”