November 2023 – Page 31

The Blues Against Youth announces UK dates

November 2, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

The Turin-based country blues troubadour Gianni TBAY aka The Blues Against Youth Turin-based country blues troubadour has announced the return of his primitive-country-blues one-man show for a full-on UK tour from November 30th through December 10th. […]

Artwork for John Baumann album “Border Radio”

John Baumann “Border Radio”

November 2, 2023 Peter Thompson 0

Storytelling album filled with songs about Texan characters (and cars); lyrically inconsistent but still a good listen. Seemingly ever since the advent of motoring, there have been songs that reference cars (or automobiles). Songs that mention […]

Alabama 3 “The Girl with Lampedusa in Her Eyes” – F*cking Brexit one song at a time

November 2, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Alabama 3, the legendary band from Brixton, South London have announced their new single ’The Girl With Lampedusa In Her Eyes’. The new track is lifted from their incoming new album ‘Cold War Classics Vol.2’ which […]

Video Premiere: Skarlett woods “You and I”

November 2, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Skarlett Woods shows great vocal range and control in her latest single, ‘You and I’. With filming off the coast in Hawaii and on the Mississippi River, the video, edited by Jose Leon, has the feel […]

Interview: Van Plating explains why she is an Orange Blossom child

November 1, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How to bring a sense of Florida to a mix of indie pop, bluegrass and country. To most Brits, Florida is viewed as a holiday destination, but it also has a respectable music tradition as it […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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

Elvis Perkins “Creation Myths” (MIR/Petulama Records,2020)

October 27, 2020 1

Full disclosure. This reviewer was quite enamoured of Elvis Perkins’ first two albums, ‘Ash Wednesday’ and the more emphatic ‘Elvis Perkins In Dearland’, at the tail end of the aughties, finding him to be a literate […]

Album Reviews

Conor Oberst “Salutations” (Nonesuch Records, 2017)

April 27, 2017 0

The lengthy follow up to last year’s acid confessional ‘Ruminations’ is an expanded version of that self-same album but with added band, tracks and dareonesayit self-acceptance. The bitter starkness has been replaced and perhaps displaced by an […]

Videos

Video: Serabee “Bayou Baby”

October 14, 2022 0

‘Bayou Baby’, the latest single from Serabee, has a fabulous groove that makes you want to move, dictated by strong percussion and pulsing bass. Layers of fluid keys and woozy pedal steel fill out the sound, […]

Month: November 2023