April 2023 – Page 4 – Americana UK

Video: Jeffrey Halford and The Healers “Mississippi Flyer” (by Bill Wyman)

April 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the latest single from Jeffrey Halford and The Healers. Dallas-born Halford has spent the last 30 years touring the USA and Europe with his band, playing alongside the likes of Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal, […]

Classic Americana Albums: Brinsley Schwarz “The New Favourites of… Brinsley Schwarz”

April 26, 2023 Clint West 1

Brinsley Schwarz have a special place in the formative years of British americana. Taking their name from guitarist Brinsley Schwarz, the band were formally known as Kippington Lodge. The early years of the band were somewhat […]

Tim Grimm “The Little In-Between”

April 26, 2023 Michael Macy 0

Hoosier becomes a Sooner and creates a magnificent album. ‘The Little In-Between’ is Tim Grimm’s ninth album and he’s been at it for a good 25 years. He could be forgiven for settling into a personal […]

Alison Brown (featuring Kronos Quartet) ‘Porches’ – classical leanings with banjo stylings

April 26, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, what do you know? Here’s Alison Brown again in the Wednesday afternoon “instrumental when we have them” slot right here on Americana UK. Another tune taken from Brown’s latest release ‘On Banjo’, this time we […]

Kris Drever “The Best Of…”

April 26, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

Impressive ‘Best Of’ from modern Celtic folk singer/songwriter. Kris Drever has now made five solo albums since his 2006 debut with “Black Water”, as well as five studio albums with the folk trio Lau, and another […]

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. […]

Tracks

The Deportees – “A Single Truth” – Listen

September 19, 2017 0

The Deportees are an Aberdeen based band who look to the likes of Teenage Fanclub, The Waterboys, and Wilco as their musical inspirations. Over three years in the making, their debut album The Birth of Industry is out […]

Album Reviews

The Tisburys “Still Life Revisited”

May 15, 2025 0

Breezy 90s-inspired Indie – not necessarily for hardcore Americana fans, but some well-crafted songs nonetheless. On “Still Life Revisited”, The Tisburys deliver a warm, well-crafted collection that plays like a familiar conversation – comforting, earnest, and […]

Album Reviews

Emily Barker “Fragile As Humans”

May 24, 2024 0

Emily Barker returns with an album which encapsulates the human condition with style and empathy. While it’s true that we humans are quite fragile (see Covid) we’re also quite resilient and it’s to that resilience that […]

Month: April 2023

Video: Jeffrey Halford and The Healers “Mississippi Flyer” (by Bill Wyman)

Classic Americana Albums: Brinsley Schwarz “The New Favourites of… Brinsley Schwarz”

Tim Grimm “The Little In-Between”

Alison Brown (featuring Kronos Quartet) ‘Porches’ – classical leanings with banjo stylings

Kris Drever “The Best Of…”

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”