2023 – Page 376 – Americana UK

Book Review: Beans on Toast “The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee”

January 25, 2023 Viv Fish 0

I suspect I am not alone in feeling that good children’s books have an air of excitement, beauty, and comfort. I believe pre and primary-school children’s books should make the reader and the listener feel fuzzy, […]

Bob Dylan “Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol 17”

January 25, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Landmark album remastered and the path to the recording beautifully laid out. ‘Time Out Of Mind’ is a landmark Dylan album, not only was it successful and widely lauded and heaped with awards it was also, […]

Rickie Lee Jones “Just In Time” – Happy Day

January 25, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Yes, it is the return of the Duchess of Coolsville, with a first song from her upcoming new album on the 28th of April. The album is called ‘Pieces of Treasure‘ and sees Rickie Lee Jones […]

Video Premiere: Tobias Arbo “Within”

January 25, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Lose yourself in the new single from Tobias Arbo. ‘Within’ is a truly atmospheric song, in which Arbo’s dreamily melancholic voice floats above complex sonic layers. There’s a graceful beauty to this delicate performance. Told through the […]

Interview: Michael Cleveland on spreading his musical wings beyond traditional bluegrass

January 24, 2023 Martin Johnson 4

If you want to be one of the best bluegrass fiddle players you need to start playing at age four. Michael Cleveland is a 12-time IBMA Fiddle Player Of The Year and a Grammy Award-winner who […]

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Guy Clark - Keepers
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Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits
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Jimmy Buffett - A1A
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Chris Knight - Chris Knight
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Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever
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Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

March 26, 2026 0

As we await the outcome of our search for the Best Americana Song Of All Time, Dean Nardi kicks off the return of our popular Essentials series with a light-hearted look at the songs that pepper […]

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

March 26, 2026 0

Another stellar offering from a band with a burgeoning reputation. Norfolk’s Brown Horse is a band that is nothing if not prolific. Total Dive is the band’s third album in as many years. That productivity probably […]

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

March 26, 2026 0

Mom and Pop Music artists The Brudi Brothers have announced the release of a new EP titled Dark & Stormy on April 17th. In celebration of the release, vaunted Seattle radio station KEXP has aired The […]

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0

A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Videos

Video: The Orange Circus “I Miss You”

November 22, 2018 3

This the new single from The Orange Circus which is released today. It’s only a single frame video but the song is a proper classic country ballad, full of heartbreak and desire that puts pretty much […]

News

Sturgill Simpson tests positive for Covid-19

April 14, 2020 0

Sturgill Simpson has announced in a lengthy Instagram post that he has tested positive for COVID-19, writing that he received the diagnosis on Friday after almost a month of not exhibiting symptoms. Simpson describes his frustration […]

Album Reviews

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

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Year: 2023

Book Review: Beans on Toast “The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee”

Bob Dylan “Fragments – Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997): The Bootleg Series Vol 17”

Rickie Lee Jones “Just In Time” – Happy Day

Video Premiere: Tobias Arbo “Within”

Interview: Michael Cleveland on spreading his musical wings beyond traditional bluegrass

Essentials: The Top 10 Songs from Season Three of “The Bear”

Brown Horse “Total Dive”

Brudi Brothers to release new EP and KEXP session

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Satellite Inn

Revitalised Hanging Stars return with their sixth album and an extensive UK tour