May 2023 – Page 13 – Americana UK

Melissa Carper to finally tour UK this Summer

May 22, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Singer-songwriter and upright bassist Melissa Carper has announced a short UK tour with four dates starting in Glasgow in mid-June. The delayed tour promotes her most recent album ‘Ramblin’ Soul‘ which came out last year. Reviewer Tim Martin […]

Bob Dylan “Shadow Kingdom”

May 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Dylan travels in time and space to an imagined European jazz club – reinvention ensues. The Bootleg series aside, where the occasional historic or archive recording has featured, Bob Dylan is not famed for the number […]

Son Volt “Sometimes You’ve Got To Stop Chasing Rainbows” – grasp the nettle of reality, man

May 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Son Volt (the band that Wilco could have been) have a new album ‘Day Of The Doug’, coming out June 16th via Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers. It’s a themed album of carefully chosen covers celebrating the musical […]

Video: Tommy Prine “Mirror and a Kitchen Sink”

May 22, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

There’s more than a little punk in the latest single from Tommy Prine. It’s raw and full of energy, with a driving rhythm and sing-along, shout-along chorus. Above all, Prine displays an ear for a great, […]

Something for the weekend: The Smiths “The Boy with the Thorn in his Side”

May 19, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader and while we tend to swerve paying a blind bit of notice to Morrisey these days, the news that Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died is […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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

William The Conqueror “Excuse Me While I Vanish”

July 28, 2023 0

Another great album as William The Conqueror continue to impress. Following the imposition of lockdown restrictions, Ruarri Joseph found himself cocooned at home in Cornwall, ruminating on an uncertain creative future, watching on as his wife […]

Album Reviews

Chris Shiflett “West Coast Town” (SideOneDummy Records, 2017)

May 12, 2017 0

Nashville based Grammy award winning producer Dave Cobb is hot. His work with the likes of Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson have garnered a well-deserved reputation for excellence. Thus, any work with his name […]

Album Reviews

Jim White “Misfit’s Jubilee”

December 23, 2020 0

Acid trip Cowboy delivers plenty of whimsy but not a lot of wow The Americana maverick Jim White returns with what he has described as his ‘most upbeat, hallucinogenic record to date’. ‘Misfit’s Jubilee’ certainly lives […]

Month: May 2023

Melissa Carper to finally tour UK this Summer

Bob Dylan “Shadow Kingdom”

Son Volt “Sometimes You’ve Got To Stop Chasing Rainbows” – grasp the nettle of reality, man

Video: Tommy Prine “Mirror and a Kitchen Sink”

Something for the weekend: The Smiths “The Boy with the Thorn in his Side”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”