2023 – Page 165 – Americana UK

Ed Snodderly & The Shoestring Seven “Chimney Smoke”

July 27, 2023 Alan Fitter 1

A superb album that answers the age-old question ‘What exactly is americana?’ Ed Snodderly is a bit of a Renaissance man as he not only sings, plays guitar and piano and writes songs but he’s also […]

Video Premiere: Surgenor’s Runeii “Butterfly Man”

July 27, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Surgenor’s Runeii is a musical collective put together in 2022 to showcase a compilation of songs written by keyboardist Ian Surgenor over a thirty-year period. ‘Butterfly Man’ is the lead single from the group’s debut album […]

Classic Americana Albums: Over The Rhine “Drunkards Prayer”

July 26, 2023 Paul Russell 1

Never has the complicated, raw and unpredictable path to true love been better laid bare than this beautiful, stunning collection of heartfelt, highly personal songs. The core duo of Karin Bergquist, with her extraordinarily powerful voice, […]

Robert Jon & The Wreck “Ride Into The Light”

July 26, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Southern rock’n’roll but missing the groove. With southern rock music making major inroads recently (see Jason Isbell, The Allman Betts Band and, a bit of an outlier, Lucas Nelson), Robert Jon, from California, along with his […]

Wren Hinds “Don’t Die In The Bundu”

July 26, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

The warm soft winds of Hinds’ African homeland embrace this first offering for Bella Union. ‘Don’t Die In The Bundu’ is the fourth official album release from Wren Hinds who hails from the southeast coast of […]

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

July 1, 2026 0

In 2023, an AUK writer displayed exquisite taste by naming Jeff Finlin as one of the top ten greatest americana artists of all time. Congrats to Jeff, as well as, after all, he did record the […]

Cover art for Danni Nicholls album "Making Moves"

Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”

July 1, 2026 0

Top-class vocals and production complement finely crafted personal lyrics of love, loss and hope from UK-born now Nashville-based artist. One of the joys in reviewing albums for Americana UK is that moment when you first play […]

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

July 1, 2026 0

The music of Alton and Rabon Delmore continues to influence generations of singers and songwriters across multiple genres. From their first appearance as the Delmore Brothers at the 1926 Athens Fiddlers Convention, their intricate harmonies took […]

Year: 2023

Ed Snodderly & The Shoestring Seven “Chimney Smoke”

Video Premiere: Surgenor’s Runeii “Butterfly Man”

Classic Americana Albums: Over The Rhine “Drunkards Prayer”

Robert Jon & The Wreck “Ride Into The Light”

Wren Hinds “Don’t Die In The Bundu”

Interview: Jeff Finlin – the hero who journeys among us

Danni Nicholls “Making Moves”

All-star tribute to the Delmore Brothers to be released in October

Lynn Blakey “Dreams are Lovers: A Retrospective”

Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026