June 2023 – Page 20 – Americana UK

Video: Black Deer Festival – The Teskey Brothers

June 16, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Today’s video highlights another band that will be lighting up the Black Deer Festival this weekend. The Teskey Brothers produce an authentic roots sound, soulful songs full of warmth and character. ‘Remember the Time’ is a […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Cowpunk Albums

June 15, 2023 Guy Lincoln 6

We are here to talk about Cowpunk in the 1980s, but we’ll begin with a caveat. This is a totally personal take on the story of cowpunk. It’s my version of the history, of what cowpunk […]

The Weather Holds “Five Roses” – it’s all it needs to be

June 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

You might be tempted to accuse Americana UK of shameless opportunism – what day could be better, after all, then the fifth or so day of relentlessly sunny weather to feature a band called The Weather […]

artwork for Merry Hell Album "Let the Music Speak"

Merry Hell “Let The Music Speak For Itself”

June 15, 2023 John Jenkins 0

Essential album for lovers of folk music that can proudly sit among the great albums of that genre. In an age the general public, as we are led to believe, only listen to a song for […]

Justin Rutledge “Something Easy”

June 15, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Smooth, smooth sounds of summer? Opening with the lines ‘I was an angry young man’ this album attempts to wrongfoot listeners with its sentiments whilst delivering a shimmering, melodic, slowly building ballad tinged with melancholy. By […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 1

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

Month: June 2023