April 2023 – Page 12 – Americana UK

Video: Nathan Connolly and Simon Neil “Fires”

April 19, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Snow Patrol’s Nathan Connolly recruits Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil for an acoustic take on ‘Fires’. A simple live video shot with the two performers perched on stools and harmonizing. This is the first single from Connelly’s […]

Trapper Schoepp “Siren Songs”

April 19, 2023 John Jenkins 0

Another recommended album with many rewards found on repeated plays. Give it a listen. Trapper Schoepp is an American singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a seasoned performer and artist and this is reflected throughout […]

Bluegrass Briefs – April 2023

April 19, 2023 Tim Martin 0

This month’s set of Bluegrass related albums shows just how far a genre that was once seen as resolutely traditional and backward looking has come. With contemporary Country, Gypsy Jazz and English folk blending with the […]

Track Premiere: Breandán Fitzpatrick “Sweet Return”

April 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Breandán Fitzpatrick is, on ‘Sweet Return’, showing another musical face from his main activities – the Irish musician is one half of the band Omonoko who are mostly known for electronic dance music. However, over a […]

Video Premiere: Amanda Stewart “Drugs” feat. Cabin Boys

April 19, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Amanda Stewart’s second single is a deeply personal song about the impact of addiction on relationships. Lyrically heartbreaking, ‘Drugs’ is performed with real emotion by Stewart and her collaborators Collin Elmore and Reuben Bidez of Nashville […]

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. […]

Album Reviews

Mandy Rowden “1000 Miles” (Independent, 2017)

February 28, 2017 0

Sometimes some records just don’t hit the mark… and from the drab artwork to the confusion of the songs that dwell within, that seems to be the case here. It’s a dreadful shame – given some […]

Album Reviews

Owlbiter “Stud Farm” (Independent, 2018)

September 4, 2018 0

Owlbiter is the moniker adopted by Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Matt Cascella and August 10th saw the release of his debut LP ‘Stud Farm’ which also premiered right here on AUK. Utilising the people around him, namely James […]

Tracks

Delafaye “Anyway” – Listen

March 13, 2018 2

Delafaye is the performance name of Lousianna one-man-band Andrew Shockley who home records , and plays all the instruments on his tracks including this new one. ‘Anyway’ is dreamy and melodic – it’s an anthem of […]

Month: April 2023

Video: Nathan Connolly and Simon Neil “Fires”

Trapper Schoepp “Siren Songs”

Bluegrass Briefs – April 2023

Track Premiere: Breandán Fitzpatrick “Sweet Return”

Video Premiere: Amanda Stewart “Drugs” feat. Cabin Boys

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”