2023 – Page 75 – Americana UK

For the Sake of the Song: Emmylou Harris “Boulder to Birmingham”

October 16, 2023 Rick Bayles 4

At the start of her post Gram Parsons solo career, Emmylou Harris was known more as an interpreter of songs than as a songwriter, though she had penned a number of the songs on her earlier […]

Book Review: Carmen & Kai Nees “Blaze Foley. From Misfit to Legend”

October 16, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

There can be few things better than books well put together by writers who are passionate about their subject. This book is a wonderful piece of writing/editing born out of a passion for the music of […]

The Menzingers “Some Of It Was True”

October 16, 2023 Lyndon Bolton 0

A live album with studio sound. Eighteen years on from when Scranton, PA punk rockers The Menzingers started out guitarist Greg Barnett clearly does not undersell this, their seventh studio album, describing it as, “a pivotal […]

Our Man in the Field exclusive listening party for AUK readers – this Thursday!

October 16, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

We have long been fans of Our Man In The Field aka singer/songwriter and actor Alex Ellis, and as we announced last week, in advance of a run of tour dates over the coming months, OMITF […]

Last Birds “Endless Turn Of Day Into Night”

October 16, 2023 Paul Russell 0

Fascinating small-town stories blossom on vocal harmony debut. Husband and wife duo Last Birds, based in the tiny border community of North Portal in southeast Saskatchewan, have created a lovely album of what they call ‘modern […]