2023 – Page 266 – Americana UK

Live Review: Saturday at Ramblin’ Roots Revue, Bucks Students’ Union, High Wycombe – 15th April 2023

April 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 3

Saturday’s headliner at Ramblin’ Roots, Robert Vincent, told AUK: “It’s good to be back around everyone, seeing all these musicians together again.” Indeed, there’s still a particular and renewed sense of the communal joy to be […]

artwork for Josh Ritter album "Spectral Lines"

Josh Ritter “Spectral Lines”

April 28, 2023 Graeme Tait 0

A reflective and atmospheric 11th studio album that finds Ritter exploring a broader musical palette. Being fully aware of stating the obvious a lot has changed since Josh Ritter’s last album, 2019’s ‘Fever Break’ delivered its […]

AUK Shortcuts April 2023: Lucy Farrell, Joe Forkan, White Rose Motor Oil, Burning Ferns, Michael Meeking, Mellisa Ruth, Lisa/Liza, The Kirals, Erika Olsen, Duncan Phillips and Innes Wilson’s Freightliner

April 28, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Our latest Short Cuts, an occasional feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]

Track Premiere: Kazimi “River Run”

April 28, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

New York based Kazimi says that she never set out to make an album and states “I don’t think I would’ve started if I had.” Music had been a secretive activity in which Kazimi strove to […]

Video: Dean Owens “Mother Road”

April 28, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest single from Scottish singer-songwriter and AUK-favourite Dean Owens. ‘Mother Road’ is a deeply atmospheric song that places the listener right there on Route 66, both through Owens’ terrific storytelling words and through the […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

June 30, 2026 0

AUK viewers will be treated to a little change of pace from acoustic guitars as Dillon Warnek performs his mini-gig while accompanying himself on the piano. The set was recorded at Bomb Studios in Nashville, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Ben de la Cour “Shadow Land”

April 13, 2021 1

Dark reflections from a troubled troubadour. Ben de la Cour seems to tick all the boxes for the troubled troubadour blueprint….addictions (alcohol and opiates). Check. Heavy touring schedules. Check. Rehab. Check. Mental health issues/psychiatric institutions. Check. […]

News

Neal Casal Music Foundation announces archival album and photo memoir

June 17, 2025 0

Neal Casal was a hugely respected singer-songwriter and musician whose ten solo albums are highly regarded by the roots and americana music communities. He was also a consummate collaborator who could be found playing alongside artists […]

News

Larkin Poe announce new album of covers

September 30, 2020 1

On the back of their success with their recent album ‘Self Made Man‘, Larkin Poe have quickly returned to the recording studio to produce an album of stripped back acoustic songs called ‘Kindred Spirits‘. Cover versions […]

Year: 2023

Live Review: Saturday at Ramblin’ Roots Revue, Bucks Students’ Union, High Wycombe – 15th April 2023

Josh Ritter “Spectral Lines”

AUK Shortcuts April 2023: Lucy Farrell, Joe Forkan, White Rose Motor Oil, Burning Ferns, Michael Meeking, Mellisa Ruth, Lisa/Liza, The Kirals, Erika Olsen, Duncan Phillips and Innes Wilson’s Freightliner

Track Premiere: Kazimi “River Run”

Video: Dean Owens “Mother Road”

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks

Jonathon Penn “It Took A Long Time To Get Young”