2023 – Page 312 – Americana UK

Afton Wolfe “Twenty Three” EP

March 17, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

An EP that makes you wish it was an album. According to the Press Release that accompanied this EP, “Southern Neo-Beatnik AFTON WOLFE Returns with Mystical, Masterful New EP”! Whilst not entirely sure what constitutes a […]

Classic Clip: First Aid Kit “Emmylou” – Live at the Polar Music Awards, 2015

March 17, 2023 Jonathan Smith 0

Emmylou Harris was in Stockholm in 2015, as the latest recipient for the Polar Music Prize, instigated by Stig Anderson, manager and collaborator with ABBA. That alone was a high achievement, placing her in a pantheon […]

Lucero “Should’ve Learned By Now”

March 17, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On ‘Should’ve Learned By Now,’ Lucero show us that they’re au contraire, they’re masters of their craft. Maybe it is not exactly clear what Lucero means by naming their latest album ‘Should’ve Learned By Now,’ but […]

Live Review: Chris Ronald + Paul Hoad, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – 12th March 2023

March 17, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

Having released his third album ‘Light & Dark’, Canadian singer/songwriter Chris Ronald is touring over here at last. His joy at being back out on the road doing what he loves was palpable from the moment […]

Chickasaw Mudd Puppies “Fall Line”

March 17, 2023 Rick Thorn 0

Deep South Americana. Fast and furious. Coming from Athens Georgia this duo has reformed from the Eighties following the discovery of some of their songs for the film ‘Tracing Cowboys’. This time they have also added […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

September 24, 2026 0

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]

Vox Continental: September 2026

September 24, 2026 0

With the long, hot summer finally fading, it seems like a lot of European artists are keen to get out on tour. Oakland Rain are a Norwegian folk and Americana duo, made up of twin sisters, […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Bright Eyes feat. Hurray for the Riff Raff “Dyslexic Palindrome”

August 29, 2025 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader – I am having a rare venture down to London to see Sam Russo tonight although I’m so tired I fully expect to fall asleep in […]

Album Reviews

Hotel Art “Elevator Music”

January 16, 2025 0

Wonderful and charming debut of latest Boo Hewerdine project. When you’ve got the honeyed vocal talents of Boo Hewerdine, it’s a shame to limit oneself to a single project. So since his debut back in 1986 […]

Album Reviews

Michelle Lewis “All That’s Left” (Independent, 2018)

November 22, 2018 0

Michelle Lewis makes folk music. This is a broad and unhelpful description. You’re welcome! It’s true though that at the root of this record is a solo performer with acoustic guitar and a rich, sweet voice. […]

Year: 2023

Afton Wolfe “Twenty Three” EP

Classic Clip: First Aid Kit “Emmylou” – Live at the Polar Music Awards, 2015

Lucero “Should’ve Learned By Now”

Live Review: Chris Ronald + Paul Hoad, Twickfolk, Cabbage Patch, Twickenham – 12th March 2023

Chickasaw Mudd Puppies “Fall Line”

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”