August 2023 – Page 5 – Americana UK

Interview: Philip Bowen talks about the Kanawha River and the vampire in Appalachia

August 29, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Appalachia is still a fertile breeding ground for new roots artists. Appalachia has exerted a massive influence on American roots music over the years, being the region where the original Scottish and Irish settler’s music from […]

Hiss Golden Messenger “Jump for Joy”

August 29, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

MC Taylor’s reflection on his journey to the now is a blessed joy. Hiss Golden Messenger is MC Taylor’s mouthpiece that has, through song, unwound the strands of his life over the past 25 years including […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Another emotionally raw song from the other end of the telescope “Your Daddy Hates Me”

August 29, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Following ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’ by Bonnie Raitt, we are exploring the polar opposite of love with this wonderful Drive-By Truckers song from the ‘Decoration Day‘ album. This is Patterson Hood’s lament for an […]

Jesse Terry announces UK autumn dates

August 29, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Connecticut-based artist Jesse Terry has announced his return to the UK next month in support of his most recent album ‘When We Wander’, the first he wrote since becoming a parent. Since the release of the […]

Americana Vinyl Treasures: Various Artists “God Less America” – Crypt Records, 1995

August 29, 2023 Guy Lincoln 1

In late 1995 Tim Warren compiled an LP of 50s and 60s country songs entitled ‘God Less America’ that he released on his Crypt record label. Nigh-on 20 years later in 2014 Todd Starnes had a […]