2023 – Page 183 – Americana UK

Video: Ian David Green “White Sand/Black Star”

July 10, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Ian David Green time travels back to the plains of Alamogordo in the video for ‘White Sand/Black Star’. Vintage footage from nuclear tests in New Mexico creates a nostalgic vibe as the tale of the birth […]

album artwork for A Pound Of Rust- JD Graham

JD Graham “A Pound Of Rust”

July 10, 2023 GrahamBollands 0

Songs telling personal stories and a performance that is stripped back and raw, providing a compelling listen. JD Graham is a singer-songwriter with quite a story to tell, and his new album, ‘A Pound Of Rust‘, […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jaime Wyatt (feat. Shooter Jennings) “Hurt So Bad”

July 10, 2023 Helen Jones 0

Last week, Graeme Tait picked Marty Stuart’s ‘This One’s Gonna Hurt You (For A Long Long Time)’, so this week, I thought another song about hurting was in order – which is, admittedly not something the […]

Album cover artwork for Nathan Seeckts album 'Something Rare and Beautiful'

Nathan Seeckts “Something Rare and Beautiful”

July 10, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Vibrant and emotional alt-country from Australian singer-songwriter. Nathan Seeckts is from Geelong, a city on the southern coast of Australia near Melbourne. ‘Something Rare And Beautiful’ is his second album after 2019’s ‘The Heart Of The […]

The Grahams “The Wild One” – forever, we hope

July 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The Grahams are marking a decade with a new eponymous album out September 8th which revisits songs from their back catalogue, reshaping and reimagining them through the prism of experience. It’s a decade which saw a […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

July 2, 2026 0

Amy Speace is a long-standing favourite of Americana UK, her most recent album, The Blue Rock Session, appearing late in 2025, a stripped-back collection on acoustic guitar and piano, recorded at a writing retreat in Wimberley, […]

Year: 2023

Video: Ian David Green “White Sand/Black Star”

JD Graham “A Pound Of Rust”

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jaime Wyatt (feat. Shooter Jennings) “Hurt So Bad”

Nathan Seeckts “Something Rare and Beautiful”

The Grahams “The Wild One” – forever, we hope

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”

Billy Strings to release latest album “So Much For Goodbyes” on 28th August