2023 – Page 338 – Americana UK

Interview: Frank Turner on his number 1 album, strange gigs, personal songwriting and going home

February 24, 2023 Andrew Frolish 1

Frank Turner has sustained a hugely successful solo career since parting ways with punk band Million Dead back in 2005. Since then, he has proved to be a relentless and stirring live performer, now closing in […]

The Blue Highways “Out On The Line”

February 24, 2023 Peter Churchill 0

Second album continues The Blue Highways’ upward trajectory. A delve back through the Americana UK archives reveals a common theme when it comes to The Blue Highways. From their 2020 debut through a subsequent EP release, […]

Paperback Riders – Armistead Maupin “Tales of the City”

February 24, 2023 Tim Martin 0

Many of Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Conan Doyle’s novels started life as magazine serials. This way of publishing new work remained popular in the USA and the first four titles in the ‘Tales of the City’ […]

Classic Clip: Jim Croce “New York’s Not My Home” – Live performance, 1973

February 24, 2023 Emily Dongray 2

Jim Croce deserves his own piece, but for now, this classic clip is both a perfect introduction to anyone unfamiliar with his work and a welcome reminder to fans. Croce began his career in 1966 with […]

Robbie Fulks to release a bluegrass album in April

February 24, 2023 Emily Dongray 0

While Americana UK does not regularly report on the world of bluegrass, we do when it’s the new Robbie Fulks album. The icon has announced their latest album ‘Bluegrass Vacation’ will be released on April 7th […]