2023 – Page 48 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Lillian Leadbetter “Leo Moon”

November 10, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is another beautiful song from Nashville-based Lillian Leadbetter. ‘Leo Moon’ flows on gentle currents of pedal steel and acoustic guitar over soothing upright bass. Over these luscious layers, Leadbetter’s vocal delivery is delicately controlled but […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Paul Russell

November 9, 2023 Paul Russell 1

As many writers have suggested in their pieces, trying to assemble a Top 10 to this brief is challenging to say the least. It’s been fascinating to see the selections from my fellow writers to date […]

Harp “Throne Of Amber” – Dark folk influenced sounds

November 9, 2023 Jonathan Aird 1

You may feel that Harp sound a little familiar as you listen to today’s track choice – and you’d be right to feel that way. Harp is the new musical project of former Midlake singer Tim […]

Them Dirty Dimes “Empty Pockets”

November 9, 2023 FredArnold 0

Impressive Dutch band change tack with their sophomore album and very competently fit the Americana brief. Two years ago, this Dutch band from Groningen released an album called ‘In Gold We Trust‘, a fun-filled, beautifully played, […]

Cat Power “Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert”

November 9, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

And sings Dylan live… Cat Power (a.k.a. Chan Marshall) has Dylan form – she was one of the artists featured on the soundtrack of ‘I’m Not There‘ where she affected a Dylan drawl on a take […]

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0

Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

September 24, 2026 0

Here is the latest single from Italian singer-songwriter, one-woman band, and writer Elli de Mon. Timeless and cinematic, Strange Fruit is deeply haunting and beautifully unsettling. The focus is entirely on de Mon’s impressive, resonant voice, […]

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 […]

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. […]

Album Reviews

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

July 15, 2026 4

Chicago singer-songwriter’s highly promising debut album explores the ceaseless ebb and flow of life’s hopes and fears. Recorded in a house on the shore overlooking a frozen lake in Wisconsin, while nature lay dormant beneath a […]

Tracks

Pinegrove return with climate-crisis song “Orange” – Listen

August 27, 2021 0

Americana-indie band Pinegrove have shared their first single of 2021 ‘Orange’ which follows on from their ‘Amperland, NY’ album released at the beginning of the year. The track is co-produced by frontman Evan Stephens Hall and […]

News

Judy Collins on Stills – and on touring their new album

October 5, 2017 0

Few people receive such a dramatic call to say “can’t we just get back together?” – for Judy Collins it was the stunning Suite: Judy Blue Eyes on the debut Crosby Stills and Nash album. Of […]

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