June 2023 – Page 7 – Americana UK

artwork for Lucinda Williams album "Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart"

Lucinda Williams “Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart”

June 27, 2023 Graeme Tait 4

With an A-List supporting cast, Williams delivers her strongest and most consistent album of the 21st Century. There’s something about having to spend most of your career fighting against the prejudices of a business dominated by […]

album artwork The Winding Way by The Teskey Brothers

The Teskey Brothers “The Winding Way”

June 27, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

A great album full of soul, warmth and character and songs about moving on, love and life changes. This is The Teskey Brothers’ third album, following on from 2017’s ‘Half Mile Harvest‘ and 2019’s ‘Run Home […]

Track Premiere: Joy Zimmerman “If I Should Fall Behind”

June 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 3

What can we tell you about Joy Zimmerman? Well, Joy Zimmerman is a former social worker and a current touring folk & acoustic roots singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. When she isn’t touring she can be found at […]

Video Premiere: Kelsey Rae Copeland “Tennessee Weeper”

June 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Kelsey Rae Copeland possesses the perfect voice for classic-sounding country. Her tone, pitch and range are excellent as she weaves her way through a compelling vocal melody on her latest single, the timeless ‘Tennessee Weeper’. The […]

I Write the Songs – Cynthia Weil

June 26, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

This will be the last ‘I Write the Songs’ column in the current run. I’m taking a break for the summer period but it will be back in the Autumn with a whole new bunch of […]

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Ratboys - Singin’ to an Empty Chair
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Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance
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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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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Album Reviews

Jacob Miller “Around My Head”

May 9, 2022 0

Classy stylings with the lightest of touches from Portland songsmith. ‘Around My Head’ is Portland, Oregon-based Jacob Miller’s second album after 2019’s ‘This New Home’. Between the two releases, he gained a significant audience in America by […]

Videos

Video: Mapache “Life on Fire”

February 10, 2020 0

The video for ‘Life on Fire’ has a retro, home-video style and is as feel-good as the music. It’s taken from their new album, ‘From Liberty Street’, which is due for release on 20th March. Clay […]

Album Reviews

Zachary Lucky “The Wind”

December 11, 2024 0

Decent release with an old fashioned feel to it, from Canadian singer-songwriter. Singer-songwriter Zachary Lucky was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada but is currently based in Ontario; he’s known as “the Laureate of the lonesome song” […]

Month: June 2023

Lucinda Williams “Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart”

The Teskey Brothers “The Winding Way”

Track Premiere: Joy Zimmerman “If I Should Fall Behind”

Video Premiere: Kelsey Rae Copeland “Tennessee Weeper”

I Write the Songs – Cynthia Weil

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour