2023 – Page 137 – Americana UK

More People Really Should Know About: The Deslondes

August 22, 2023 Paul Kerr 1

As the gist of this column is to raise the awareness of acts who provide quality music but aren’t especially lauded I reckoned that The Deslondes, a five-piece outfit from New Orleans fitted the bill. To […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: one of the most emotionally raw songs ever written, “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

August 22, 2023 Paul Russell 0

So we finished a fascinating chain in the last piece with Shirley Collins and ‘Adieu To All Judges and Juries’. So, there were two routes to potentially go to follow that track – ‘legal’ or ‘au […]

Live Review: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Nells, London, 4th August 2023

August 22, 2023 David Jarman 0

A devoted and enthusiastic audience at London’s Nell’s was treated to a fine performance from Beth Nielson Chapman, delivered with her characteristic honesty, passion, and humour, spanning her career from its earliest days to her recent […]

Whitney K “Vivi”

August 22, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Immediate and compelling live document of career so far. This album is not what the general public require at this time from Whitney K. It is, of itself, a raw, raucous and intimate thing to be […]

Olive Klug “Bath Bomb” – sparkling in water…

August 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Olive Klug currently resides in Los Angeles but was raised in Portland, Oregon. The twenty-six-year-old describes themselves as a kid at heart, but after gathering some attention on Tik-Tok they have just released a debut album […]

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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
(The Life and Times of) Johnny Moonshine by Boston trio...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Whiskeytown - Pneumonia (vinyl) The Civil Wars - Live...
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Gang of Four Entertainment!
By Joe Nathan , 5 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@joe-nathan A much overlooked album
By Martin Johnson , 6 days ago
RE: What Are You Reading?
Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll by Pet...
By Joe Nathan , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Moonlighters Rush Hour
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RE: London Gigs Next Week
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

April 28, 2026 0

Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]

Adam Klein with Adam Poulin “Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings”

April 28, 2026 0

Intimate, personal songs, recorded live and elevated by expressive fiddle playing. Adam Klein’s Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings originates from a raw, intimate 2019 in‑studio session with violinist Adam Poulin, recorded at Leesta Vall in […]

Blue Water Highway - bio photo 10 June 2018

More People Really Should Know About: Blue Water Highway

April 28, 2026 0

Blue Water Highway is an Austin-based Americana/folk rock band. Their signature is considered songwriting across a variety of styles, but always melodic, with fantastic harmony singing. Musically timeless, there are elements of Laurel Canyon songwriting, focussing […]

Year: 2023

More People Really Should Know About: The Deslondes

AUK’s Chain Gang: one of the most emotionally raw songs ever written, “I Can’t Make You Love Me”

Live Review: Beth Nielsen Chapman, Nells, London, 4th August 2023

Whitney K “Vivi”

Olive Klug “Bath Bomb” – sparkling in water…

Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

Adam Klein with Adam Poulin “Live at Leesta Vall Sound Recordings”

More People Really Should Know About: Blue Water Highway

The Red Clay Strays to release their new album in June

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dan Bern