2023 – Page 201 – Americana UK

Jacob Morris “Lister” – nothing to do with Red Dwarf

June 23, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Jacob Morris has some high profile fans – Patterson Hood has written the Bio for Jacob Morris to accompany this release. You know what, let’s be lazy for once and just quote in full what the […]

Video Premiere: Melissa Ruth “A Good Man”

June 23, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the brand new video from British Columbia’s Melissa Ruth. The song opens with her classic-sounding voice, a timeless and melodic vocal that engages the listener from the first few notes all the way through. […]

Interview: AUK talks to Static Roots organiser Dietmar Leibecke as he gears up for this year’s festival

June 22, 2023 Ken Beveridge 1

We make no apologies for alerting you, dear readers, to the delights to be found at Static Roots, the small but perfectly formed two-day festival of Americana roots music which is held annually in Oberhausen, a […]

Ole Kirkeng “Stupid Questions”…but there are no stupid questions

June 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Being afraid to ask what seems to be a stupid question is in fact an error of judgement – how can one most quickly clear up a misunderstanding or expand your knowledge? And why would anyone […]

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The Other End “The Sun Will Do You Good They Said”

June 22, 2023 Richard Parkinson 0

A strong collection of songs to introduce The Other End to the wider world. The Other End comprises Alexander Breidvik and Ida Knoph-Solholm who take turns playing guitar, bass, piano and a homemade drum. Based in […]

Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

July 3, 2026 0

Wall of Sound is the new single from Alex Ellis’s musical project Our Man in the Field. With typically thoughtful, sensitive lyrics, the song features fine storytelling, focused on everyday people and everyday lives, captured in […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 1

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 […]

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