2023 – Page 331 – Americana UK

Waiting For Brenda “Punks Not Dead (It’s Gone Country) – the well trod path

March 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

We continue our unofficial Australiana Day with a song from the debut album from Brisbane’s Waiting For Brenda. The album’s called ‘Friendly Disposition‘ and this song pays acknowledgement to a well known path for many Americana […]

Video: Parker Millsap “Running on Time”

March 2, 2023 Ed Donnelly 0

Parker Millsap examines the rhythms of life in ‘Running on Time’. The video features clips of natural landscapes interspersed with character studies of several people in filmed portraiture. Fingerpicked guitars and subdued drums drive the song […]

Whitehorse “I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying”

March 2, 2023 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

On ‘Im Not Crying, You’re Crying,’ Whitehorse show how complex Americana/Canadiana music can be. Whitehorse, or the Canadian duo comprising Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet, are no newcomers to Americana, or Canadiana (the same thing?) since […]

Billy Bragg to release fourteen disc box set to celebrate 40 years of music

March 2, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

Punk rocker, folk singer, Skiffle aficionado, protest singers’ protest singer, lefty polemicist, author, singer and AUK favourite Billy Bragg will release a career-spanning compendium entitled ‘The Roaring Forty | 1983-2023‘ on 27th October on Cooking Vinyl. […]

Meg Baird “Furling”

March 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Travelling beyond the ghosts of previous bands. Meg Baird will, of course, always be associated with Espers – and that’s nothing to be ashamed of or to regret. They towered over the psych-folk revival of the […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

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. […]

News

Tonight we ride! Tom Russell has UK dates

April 18, 2017 0

Yes, god damn it, Tom Russell will be returning to these fair shores so late in the Fall that we may as well just go ahead and call it a Winter tour. As usual he’ll be […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Phil Gammage “Right On”

October 18, 2023 0

Here’s the latest video from New York singer-songwriter Phil Gammage. ‘Right On’ features a full band, including Brian Hack on guitar, David Fleming on harmonica and backing vocals, more backing vocals from Joe Nieves, Jeff Gordon’s […]

Album Reviews

Jim Allen “Where the Sunshine Bit You” (Hardcover Records, 2019)

April 16, 2019 0

‘Where the Sunshine Bit You’ is the first solo album from Jim Allen in many years and it finds him in a good-natured mood. A respected songwriter on the New York scene, Allen says that he’s: […]

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