November 2023 – Page 15

artwork for Afton Wolfe album "The Harvest"

Afton Wolfe “The Harvest”

November 17, 2023 Graeme Tait 2

Wolfe’s continues to perplex with his sophomore album of seven songs all written by his Father-in-Law. Afton Wolfe is a man of many hats having previously found employment in a varying array of professions, ranging from […]

Wilderado “In Between” – neither here nor yet there

November 17, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Wilderado must have a great affection for this song – it first appeared as a single, emerging from the sessions for the band’s second album. Quick on the heels of that release came a live version […]

Video: Kurt Vile “Another Good Year for the Roses”

November 17, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

As the sun bursts through the tree canopies, Kurt Vile’s latest song rises up, swirling in loose, musical currents. Throughout, the instrumentation and arrangements are adventurous and imaginative, just like Vile’s lyrics, words tumbling through a gorgeous, […]

Bob Dylan “The Complete Budokan 1978”

November 16, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

Don’t think twice….it’s actually alright The album of Dylan live at Budoken is one of, let’s be honest, quite a few Dylan albums which divide opinion – recorded during the Japanese tour of 1978 it presented […]

Guy Clark demo recordings to be released on volume one of “Truly Handmade”

November 16, 2023 Mark Whitfield 3

When ‘My Favorite Picture of You’ came out in 2013, it seemed likely we were hearing Guy Clark’s last batch of songs. Guy died three years later at age 74, but his legacy endures, thanks to […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Album Reviews

Izzy Heltai “Only Yesterday” (Sleeper Cave Records, 2019)

May 1, 2019 0

Izzy Heltai is an indie-folk, singer-songwriter from Northampton, Massachusetts. His new four-track EP ‘Only Yesterday’ tells tales of love and loss that perhaps belie his 22 years. Arrangements on this record are deliberately simple with layering […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Big Love Car Wash “Dante”

April 3, 2025 0

There is no doubt that Big Love Car Wash are, at last, another NWOABB artist (that’s New Wave Of American Bluegrass Bands, natch’). Partly that’s because the band – Sol Chase (mandolin, bouzouki, vocals), Everett Wren […]

Videos

Video: Rodeo FM “Summer Rain”

October 1, 2020 0

From the first seconds of that deep, rumbling double bass, you know that ‘Summer rain’ will showcase quality song-writing and musicianship. The Berlin-based Rodeo FM are veteran live performers, having played shows in all sorts of […]

Month: November 2023

Afton Wolfe “The Harvest”

Wilderado “In Between” – neither here nor yet there

Video: Kurt Vile “Another Good Year for the Roses”

Bob Dylan “The Complete Budokan 1978”

Guy Clark demo recordings to be released on volume one of “Truly Handmade”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”