2023 – Page 25 – Americana UK

It’s the 2023 AUK Readers Poll! Vote for your favourite americana from the last year

December 1, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Now with just six categories – why take two bottles into the shower when you can just vote and go? So it’s that time of year again when we launch our annual readers poll in which […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 122

December 1, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

A slight regression. Last weekend I found myself on my own with only the dog for company for two days and nights. A rare occurrence and immediately I began making plans to visit people or have […]

The Song Remains: Shane MacGowan (1957-2023)

December 1, 2023 Martin Johnson 2

Irish cultural icon status should not obscure his artistic gifts as a sublime lyricist. Anyone catching the mainstream media on 30th November 2023 could not fail to be moved by the tributes to Shane MacGowan following […]

Dr John “Such A Night” – solo and live

December 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Hey, we do not need to introduce Dr John to you. And if that’s not the case, if you’re thinking “Dr Who?” all we can say is that you are in for a treat with this […]

Video: John Smith “The World Turns”

December 1, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out ‘The World Turns’, the gorgeous single from John Smith and his first new material since the 2021 album ‘The Fray’. Artfully but simply shot, the video encourages us to focus on the quality of […]

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

September 22, 2026 0

One of our finest songwriters delivers an album for our times with consummate clarity and lyrical daring. .Mary Gauthier was something of a late starter, delivering her first album when she was in her late thirties […]

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

September 22, 2026 0

Sylvie, the project of Los Angeles artist Ben Schwab, has announced their forthcoming album, New Season, available November 6th, 2026, via Ghostly International. Rina (feat. Alex Amen) is the single out now. Reflecting on a passing […]

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More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

September 22, 2026 0

Carey Ott is nothing if not prolific. He hails from Chicago, and he’s a multi-instrumentalist, a producer and engineer and a performer. He’s released seven albums to date as well as numerous singles. In my music […]

Year: 2023

It’s the 2023 AUK Readers Poll! Vote for your favourite americana from the last year

Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 122

The Song Remains: Shane MacGowan (1957-2023)

Dr John “Such A Night” – solo and live

Video: John Smith “The World Turns”

Mary Gauthier “Reckoning”

Sylvie finally make a full length debut which arrives in November

More People Really Should Know About: Carey Ott

Dave Sutherland “Just Like a Black and White Film”

Lisa LeBlanc announces a new album and 2027 UK dates