2023 – Page 308 – Americana UK

Track Premiere: The Black Denims “Ain’t All Roses”

March 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

A second premiere for the day and this time we’re really happy to feature the Glasgow based band The Black Denims. They are the new project of singer songwriter August Saint-Giles who has gathered a crack […]

Calexico announce “Feast of Wire” Reissue and UK dates

March 22, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

Calexico first released their beloved ‘Feast of Wire‘ album 20 years ago and, to celebrate the anniversary, the band have announced a special deluxe reissue of the record due May 26th via City Slang. ‘Feast of […]

Track Premiere: Randy Steele & High Cold Wind “There’s A Part Of Me”

March 22, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

Randy Steele is an award winning banjo pickin’ singer/songwriter from Chattanooga, Tennessee – “There’s a Part of Me,” is his new single to be released on March 24th. It was recorded with his bluegrass band High […]

Video: Scott Ashworth “The Ghost”

March 22, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Scott Ashworth’s latest release, ‘The Ghost’, is a superbly crafted song, featuring an engaging melody and fine instrumentation. Particularly notable is the eerie-sounding pedal steel from Steven Hicken Jr – his notes rise and fall beautifully, […]

Interview: Doug Paisley on adapting to middle age and revisiting older songs

March 21, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Songs selected and produced by Bahamas with a touch of the real world. What do you do as you approach middle age and it is fifteen years since you released your debut album? If you are […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great new album (released today) from Jack M. Senff (pr...
By Peter Thompson , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The The - Hanky Panky (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 weeks ago
RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
By Keith Hargreaves , 3 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
By Keith Hargreaves , 3 weeks ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
By John , 3 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

June 26, 2026 2

Well that’s it from us for this week. It’s PAYDAY for many people and if you’re dreamimg of a future when you can actually go out the of house without a wall of unbearable heat hitting […]

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

June 26, 2026 0

Merritt returns with a beautifully sung meditation on love, work and the sweetness hidden in ordinary lives. After almost a decade away from releasing new albums, Tift Merritt returns with a collection of songs that feels […]

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

June 26, 2026 0

Somewhere I have a cassette tape of this session, recorded from the TV using the tiny built-in audio mic on my radio cassette player; very low tech. The recording was further embellished with random sneezes from […]

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

Briscoe “Heat of July”

September 23, 2025 0

Fresh air, clear skies and open roads from Austin, Texas duo. Briscoe comprises songwriter duo Philip Lupton and Truett Heintzelman, lifelong friends based out of Austin, Texas. Following 2023’s “West of It All”, they have spent […]

Album Reviews

The Green Apple Sea “Dark Kid”

March 2, 2026 0

A collection of deceptively straightforward folk-rock exploring deeply personal themes with understated gracefulness. “Satan is my father”, are the first words heard on the latest release from Germany’s The Green Apple Sea and it’s as intriguing […]

Album Reviews

Vinny Peculiar “Things Too Long Left Unsaid”

May 19, 2025 0

Whimsical and self-effacing reflections with a poetic folk-rock flavour. With an alter-ego like Vinny Peculiar, there’s a fair chance that this is someone unlikely to take himself too seriously. Underneath the self-deprecating and sardonic wit, however, […]

Year: 2023

Track Premiere: The Black Denims “Ain’t All Roses”

Calexico announce “Feast of Wire” Reissue and UK dates

Track Premiere: Randy Steele & High Cold Wind “There’s A Part Of Me”

Video: Scott Ashworth “The Ghost”

Interview: Doug Paisley on adapting to middle age and revisiting older songs

Something for the weekend: Chicago “Just You ‘N’ Me”

Tift Merritt “Sugar”

Classic Clips: Lynyrd Skynyrd “Call Me The Breeze” – Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1975

Hawk And Steel “Ain’t Never Moving On”

Latest AUK Podcast is a bumper edition featuring Other Brother Darryl & Danni Nicholls