2023 – Page 241 – Americana UK

Matt Paxton & The Pintos “Southside Of The West Town” – are we doing it?

May 19, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Southside of the West Town‘, the new song from Matt Paxton & The Pintos, inhabits a mood of encroaching hopelessness – in a darkened town, with the neon shining through the rain, the narrator questions themself […]

Artwork for the front cover of Jamie Lenman's album iknowyouknowiknow

Jamie Lenman “Iknowyouknowiknow”

May 19, 2023 Andrew Raw 0

Guitar-based indie from a singer-songwriter with lyrics that are a cut above. English singer-songwriter Jamie Lenman started his career in alt-rock band Reuben in 2001 but has been working as a solo artist since the break-up […]

Live Review: Lizzy Hardingham, St Georges, Bristol – 12th May 2023

May 19, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Rising Folk is an ongoing showcase for some of the UK’s best emerging folk artists which takes place in the warm intimate space of St George’s Glass Studio. It gives audiences the ideal opportunity to learn […]

Kassi Valazza “Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing”

May 19, 2023 Joe Graham 0

Kassi Valazza weaves mystical country folk on stunning sophomore effort. The interval that opens ‘Room in the City’, the first track on Kassi Valazza’s excellent second album, ‘Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing’, sounds like an ending – […]

Preview: Morgan Wade lands for UK dates

May 19, 2023 David Jarman 0

Morgan Wade is back in the UK for a short tour, opening in Glasgow and including a show-piece at London’s Albert Hall as part of a brand-new Country and Americana festival, Highways. AUK was very happy […]

Lucinda Williams St Paul Theatre 14 April 2019

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

September 28, 2026 0

There are songs that you love for the lyrics, songs that you love for the music; sometimes you get a song where both are so perfect you have a masterpiece. Lucinda Williams’ Metal Firecracker is the […]

Artwork for Ian Noe album"Canyon Falls Trailer Band"

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

September 28, 2026 0

Impressive collection of character-driven songwriting and classic country sounds. Kentuckian Ian Noe presents a diverse selection of sixteen original songs on his excellent new album, Canyon Falls Trailer Band. It’s Noe’s third release and the second […]

The Jayhawks live at the Electric Ballroom, Camden - 16th September 2026

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

September 28, 2026 0

About a decade ago, I formulated a new genre based on a particular guitar sound that would for several years be heard on Radio 2 after midnight on Friday and Saturday nights. Bob Harris Country is […]

Year: 2023

Matt Paxton & The Pintos “Southside Of The West Town” – are we doing it?

Jamie Lenman “Iknowyouknowiknow”

Live Review: Lizzy Hardingham, St Georges, Bristol – 12th May 2023

Kassi Valazza “Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing”

Preview: Morgan Wade lands for UK dates

For the Sake of the Song: Lucinda Williams “Metal Firecracker”

Ian Noe “Canyon Falls Trailer Band”

Live Review: The Jayhawks, Electric Ballroom, Camden – 16th September 2026

Bluegrass Briefs: Sociograss, Triple Fiddle, The Runaway Strings, Lindsay Lou

Jack Browning “Painted Skies”