September 2023 – Page 4

Classic Americana Albums: Dave Alvin “Ashgrove”

September 28, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

The works of Dave Alvin will need no introduction to most AUK readers, but I wanted to highlight this particular album. Released in 2004 it takes its name from the famed L.A. nightspot where Alvin and […]

John Alexander “Face The Wind”

September 28, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

Dark and gritty Glaswegian Americana. Scottish singer-songwriter John Alexander’s shows at the Edinburgh Fringe were entitled ‘Dustbowl Blues with a Glasgow kick’. It sums up the vein and texture of this album perfectly. It is a […]

Track Premiere: Taylor Pearlstein “Sandman”

September 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

There’s a dreamy disorientating feel to today’s Track Premiere, perhaps because Taylor Pearlstein shares that she comes from the Seattle area, as she hails from the sleepy, Lynchian small-town mountains of the Snoqualmie Valley. And just […]

Video Premiere: Nathan Seeckts “Goodnight Bluebird”

September 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the brand new single from Nathan Seeckts. Seeckts’ music is made to be performed, to be absorbed live, to be immersed in. Indeed, he says: “If you’re fortunate enough to have folks come along […]

Preview: Glasgow Americana Festival, 4th-8th October 2023

September 27, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

One of our favourite americana festivals Glasgow Americana returns next month from 4th-8th October 2023 The line up consists of 9 shows over 5 different spaces throughout Glasgow and brings together talent performers from Scotland, England, […]