2023 – Page 189 – Americana UK

Isabel Rumble “Bird Be Brave”

July 4, 2023 Andy Davidson 0

Charming folk on a regional setting. The debut album from one of Australia’s newest songwriters, ‘Bird Be Brave’ was recorded with Tasmanian producer Luke Plumb. Rumble’s songwriting often cleverly connects human intimacy with elements of the […]

Margo Cilker “Keep it on a Burner” – floating on a stream of consciousness

July 4, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Margo Cilker is set to return with her highly anticipated sophomore LP ‘Valley Of Heart’s Delight’ on September 15th via Fluff & Gravy Records or our dear friends at Loose here in the UK, and she’s […]

Video Premiere: Shannon Leigh Reynolds “Hold On”

July 4, 2023 Andrew Frolish 3

Check out the inspiring, uplifting ‘Hold On’ from Shannon Leigh Reynolds. The song features a fabulous band, whose instruments combine to create a striking roots sound over which Reynolds’ classic country vocal soars. Particularly impressive is […]

Joshua Ray Walker announces new album, UK dates

July 3, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Joshua Ray Walker has been called “country’s most fascinating young songwriter” by Rolling Stone and “one of country’s most exciting storytellers” by Spin. Oh and “crikey this guy can sing” by us, crikey not being a […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Marty Stuart “This Ones Gonna Hurt You (For A Long Long Time)” featuring Travis Tritt

July 3, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

Following on from last week’s contribution from my colleague Kimberly Bright and her wonderful choice of Johnny Cash’s version of ‘We’ll Meet Again’, I have chosen to return to the Cash album from which the track appeared […]

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drivin n cryin - Crushing Flowers
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Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair’s Indie Hourzz session

April 24, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you haven’t bought your tickets yet to Americana 25, our festival taking place in Liverpool at the end of November, we have sold out around half of […]

Joshua Burnside “It’s Not Going To Be Okay”

April 24, 2026 0

A searing display of grief through ten bare songs. How we all cope with grief is complex and individual, though the ability of energising one’s sadness through music is a powerful and positive one. Belfast’s Joshua […]

AUK’s EP Round Up – April 2026

April 24, 2026 0

As Graeme Tait takes an enforced break he kindly asked me to step in this month to produce our monthly EP Roundup. I think he knows he has no fears about my contributions matching his excellent […]

Interviews

Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0

At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

April 22, 2026 0

Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

Interviews

Interview: Dale Watson on “Unwanted” and the zen of pure country

April 21, 2026 0

Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. […]

Album Reviews

Green Mohair Suits “Stan Wella”

October 11, 2024 0

Tight harmonies that belie subtle darker undertones. ‘Stan Wella’ is the fifth album release from this four-piece Australian band. They produce sumptuous harmonies throughout which certainly help to bind and define all the songs. It’s not […]

Live Reviews

Brandy Clark + Jim Lauderdale, Sage, Gateshead, 30th October 2017

November 9, 2017 0

Like fellow country singer-songwriters Angaleena Presley and Kacy Musgrave, Brandy Clark has a wonderful, at times sassy, sense of humour. She starts off a little serious, a little dark, but still okay, but then around the […]

Album Reviews

Cruz Contreras “Cosmico”

September 25, 2023 1

‘Black Lillies’ frontman releases his first solo album, a mix of country-rock and Americana, with a psychedelic edge. Cruz Contreras has quite a track record. With a career spanning twenty-five years and going back to when […]

Year: 2023

Isabel Rumble “Bird Be Brave”

Margo Cilker “Keep it on a Burner” – floating on a stream of consciousness

Video Premiere: Shannon Leigh Reynolds “Hold On”

Joshua Ray Walker announces new album, UK dates

AUK’s Chain Gang: Marty Stuart “This Ones Gonna Hurt You (For A Long Long Time)” featuring Travis Tritt

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair’s Indie Hourzz session

Joshua Burnside “It’s Not Going To Be Okay”

AUK’s EP Round Up – April 2026

The Fargo Railroad Co. “IV”

Classic Clips: Geraint Watkins Akkurat Bar, Southside Pub, Stockholm on 3rd January 2013