May 2023 – Americana UK

From the Archives – Classic Americana Albums: Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road”

May 31, 2023 Jim Finnie 2

In 1998 when ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road’ was released my musical tastes were much more rock-oriented and my gradual assimilation into all things Americana was really just beginning and I paid it scant attention […]

AUK Shortcuts May 2023: Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, The Confusionaires, Little Misty, Badhands, Shawn Williams, Dan Whitehouse, David Edward Booth, and The Train Wreck Endings

May 31, 2023 Paul Kerr 1

Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]

Live Review: The Milk Carton Kids, Union Chapel, Islington, London – 20th May 2023

May 31, 2023 Peter Feldon 0

What can I say about this duo? They have already appeared four times on the Americana UK website this year, and on numerous previous occasions. In fact, there is plenty to say about their live performance […]

Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia “As We Speak”

May 31, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Bluegrass as world music, master musicians exploring new ways of combining sounds and styles. If Americana, or indeed America, is anything it is a fusion of influences combining to make something new. In this case Bluegrass […]

Video Premiere: Adam Masterson “Wild Wolves”

May 31, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the video premiere of ‘Wild Wolves’ from London-born, New York-based singer-songwriter Adam Masterson. With a sense of urgency and drama, gritty vocals and a soaring chorus, ‘Wild Wolves’ has the feel of Springsteen. Propulsive percussion and […]

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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever
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Old 97s - Too Far to Care
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R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
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Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
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Wilco - summerteeth
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Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

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An impressive blues-influenced mixture of laid-back and edgier numbers. Coast of Light is Luke Winslow-King’s ninth album after having debuted with Luke Winslow-King in 2008. It is a bit of an outlier from many of the […]

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

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The night opened with Bassie Gracie, a bold spoken word poet grounded in hope, proclaiming that making art can be the remedy to worry. This Celtic-and-proud waif delivered rhythmic anti-racism with barely veiled anger at the […]

artwork for The Montvales album "Path Of Totality"

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

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Folk-tinged harmonies and sophisticated indie-pop for turbulent times. Sally Buice and Molly Rochelson are originally from Knoxville, Tennessee – together they make up The Montvales. During their middle school years, the duo started out by busking […]

Month: May 2023

From the Archives – Classic Americana Albums: Lucinda Williams “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road”

AUK Shortcuts May 2023: Jenny Don’t & The Spurs, The Confusionaires, Little Misty, Badhands, Shawn Williams, Dan Whitehouse, David Edward Booth, and The Train Wreck Endings

Live Review: The Milk Carton Kids, Union Chapel, Islington, London – 20th May 2023

Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia “As We Speak”

Video Premiere: Adam Masterson “Wild Wolves”

Luke Winslow-King “Coast of Light”

Live Review: Beans On Toast + Ruth Lyon + Bassie Gracie, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham – 11th March 2026

The Montvales “Path Of Totality”

Pat Carter and Luis de Cicco hit the road to promote new live album

Andy Thomas “Highway Junkie”