2023 – Page 203 – Americana UK

Interview: Carter Sampson on bringing “Gold” to the UK

June 21, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How the pandemic enabled the mining of “Gold”. Oklahoma has produced a legendary list of roots artists including Bob Wills, Woody Guthrie, Leon Russell, J J Cale, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, and Wanda Jackson to name […]

Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves “Sunnyside” – a jig, by god, and what a jig

June 21, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Here it is, Wednesday again and we have a splendid instrumental to tempt your ears with – today’s example of that genre is the appropriate enough ‘Sunnyside’ taken from the new EP ‘Hurricane Clarice: Outtakes, Vol.1‘ […]

Dream Team Triple Header: Lambchop, Booker T Jones, Karine Polwart

June 21, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Now, you’re right, we normally only dip into the magical world of fantasy concerts as suggested by incongruously paired or tripled artists names in those oh so regular Songkick emails once a month. These are the […]

The Langan Band “Plight of Sheep”

June 21, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

Scottish folk, but not entirely as you expect it. If there were such a thing as Caledoniana, The Langan Band could well be leading the charge. This is the band’s first studio recording in almost ten […]

Book Review: Bruce Pollock “The Bleeker Street Tapes: Echoes of Greenwich Village”

June 21, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Essentially a compendium of articles, interviews with, and profiles of artists pertaining to the folk boom of the early 60s in Greenwich Village and its influence on the following decades, ‘The Bleeker Street Tapes’ roams much […]

Hell in a Handcart – making a profit for “The Man”

July 3, 2026 0

“In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act” – George Orwell “Well I woke up this morning…” as legendary blues numbers are won’t to have it. Normally my next line would […]

Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film

July 3, 2026 0

Elizabeth Cook returns with new album, Great Television, which will be released on 14th August 2026 via Thirty Tigers. Described as “a potent collision of country and rock & roll”, the album was produced by Shooter […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

July 3, 2026 0

This week finds Keith talking to Jim Walker, head honcho at Brighton-based Brighthelmstone Promotions. Jim talks us through all the ins and outs of promoting, as well as tempting us with some fabulous South Coast events. […]

Year: 2023

Interview: Carter Sampson on bringing “Gold” to the UK

Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves “Sunnyside” – a jig, by god, and what a jig

Dream Team Triple Header: Lambchop, Booker T Jones, Karine Polwart

The Langan Band “Plight of Sheep”

Book Review: Bruce Pollock “The Bleeker Street Tapes: Echoes of Greenwich Village”

Hell in a Handcart – making a profit for “The Man”

Elizabeth Cook announces new album and narrative film

Latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Jim Walker of Brighthelmstone Promotions

Eric Andersen “Stand Up And Resist” – what will you risk?

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