September 2023 – Page 5

Track Premiere: Brown Horse “Stealing Horses”

September 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Brown Horse are a six piece Americana band from Norwich (A Fine City) – they originally formed as a four piece folk band comprising Emma Tovell, Nyle Holihan, Patrick Turner and Rowan Braham in 2018 and […]

Anna Tivel “Outsiders (Live In A Living Room)”

September 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Live recordings present the most recent songs in a stripped down glory. Anna Tivel released the album ‘Outsiders‘ last year, and it continued a series of song collections in which there are stories so finely observed […]

The Steel Woods “On Your Time”

September 27, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Jason Cope has gone and Wes Bayliss has created a musical monument. The lines between southern rock and country have been blurred since the Allmans’ ‘Brothers and Sisters’ and Hank William Jr.’s ‘Hank William Jr. & […]

Track Premiere: David Hobbes “Measure Of Degree”

September 27, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Measure of Degree‘ is taken from David Hobbes’ new, and debut, album ‘Searching for a Home‘, which is out on November 17th. It’s an album that in a way owes a debt to Wilco – in […]

Video: Great Lake Swimmers “Promise of Spring”

September 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Great Lake Swimmers are about to release a deluxe version of their recent, well-received album ‘Uncertain Country’. The new edition, due to drop on 29th September 2023, will feature acoustic versions of six of the album […]

Sonny Rollins
Jazz titan Sonny Rollins has gone at the age of 95. Cle...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
John Mellencamp - The Lonesome Jubilee
By Ian C Rothery , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 2 weeks ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 3 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

Chicago-born and LA-based singer-songwriter Truman Sinclair will be a new name to many AUK readers, although the more observant of you will have noticed his song Joel Roberts topped my top tracks of 2025 list published […]

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

May 26, 2026 0

A memorable change in direction in this celebration of rural Celtic communities. Leeroy Stagger, born and raised in rural Vancouver Island before moving to southern Alberta, is a prolific artist. Pilgrimage is his thirteenth studio album, […]

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

May 26, 2026 0

This song is on Sheryl Crow’s Wildflower album, released in 2005 to lukewarm critical response. It was a low-key collection of songs – no All I Wanna Do or Soak Up the Sun among them – […]

Interviews

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

May 26, 2026 3

Interviews

Interview: Teddy Thompson on change, habit and Never Staying the Same

May 20, 2026 0

There’s something quietly disarming about Teddy Thompson. Across a career that has never quite sat comfortably within genre lines, he’s built a catalogue defined less by reinvention than by a kind of forensic emotional honesty; songs […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Peter Case On His Life In Music

May 19, 2026 2

Peter Case, one of the master songwriters, has enjoyed a fifty-year recording career and has been writing songs for even longer. He was born in Buffalo, New York, but his recording career has been centred on […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Jake Winstrom “What’s the Over/Under”

September 4, 2020 0

Jangly guitar power pop is the first connection for Jake Winstrom who’s new single ‘What’s the Over / Under‘ we’re premiering today here at Americana UK. It’s a song equating luck in love with the ability […]

Album Reviews

Sylvie Simmons “Blue on Blue” (Compass, 2020)

September 8, 2020 0

If Sylvie Simmons’ name is familiar it is probably as a writer for Mojo, The Guardian and of several books, including a particularly good biography of Leonard Cohen. Her press release states rather oddly that: “When […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: The Wood Brothers, The Deaf Institute, Manchester, 4th February, 2024

February 13, 2024 0

The Wood Brothers have been playing together for over twenty years after previously pursuing separate musical careers. They have recorded nine albums and toured relentlessly but have been infrequent visitors to the UK and tonight was […]

Month: September 2023

Track Premiere: Brown Horse “Stealing Horses”

Anna Tivel “Outsiders (Live In A Living Room)”

The Steel Woods “On Your Time”

Track Premiere: David Hobbes “Measure Of Degree”

Video: Great Lake Swimmers “Promise of Spring”

Interview: Truman Sinclair – “it’s hope or die pretty much”

Leeroy Stagger “Pilgrimage”

For the Sake of the Song: Sheryl Crow “Chances Are”

Anniversary Cheers: The Handsome Family “Singing Bones”

Preview: Gate To Southwell Festival 2026 in July features The Proclaimers and Richard Thompson