March 2024 – Page 10 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: The Great North Special “Toketee Breakdown”

March 21, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Simply joyous. Once again, The Great North Special deliver music to be utterly absorbed in with their latest single, ‘Toketee Breakdown’. It’s music from out of time, featuring fine instrumentation and showcasing their excellent songcraft. The […]

"Deliver Me from Nowhere" Warren Zanes Book Cover

Book Review: Warren Zanes “Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska”

March 20, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

When a tortured artist sat in a bedroom recording demos on a cassette tape… and came out with a lo-fi masterpiece. The epilogue to this book has Warren Zanes being contacted by Bruce Springsteen to ask […]

Driftwood “December Last Call”

March 20, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Bold and brash folk rock to post pandemic introspection from an engaging upper New York troupe A band from upstate New York, Driftwood fly out of the traps with the title song of their latest album […]

Video: The Dead South “Yours to Keep”

March 20, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Suspenders and suspense fill the screen as things get strange in the new video from The Dead South. On the heels of their debut at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, the Canadian four-piece has released […]

New Glen Campbell album of duets coming in April – A re-imagining of the classic “Ghost on the Canvas”

March 20, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Big Machine Records and Surfdog Records have released the fourth advanced track from the “GLEN CAMPBELL DUETS – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions”(released on 19th April 2024). Hope Sandoval, lead singer of Mazzy Star, lends her […]

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. […]

Book Reviews

Book Review: Sean Egan “Bruce Springsteen & Born To Run 50 Years”

October 6, 2025 1

Half a century on, Bruce Springsteen’s third studio album remains one of the core texts of rock music. Released in August 1975, “Born to Run” helped Springsteen go from a promising, if poorly selling, New Jersey […]

Album Reviews

Michelle Malone “Southern Comfort”

October 18, 2024 0

Top-grade songwriting, singing and playing on an album which could be the best of her career. Starting on a Byrds-style descending guitar line, the title song of Michelle Malone’s latest album come across close to the […]

News

Sorrel Nation shares dates for her Autumn Vinyl tour

July 4, 2025 0

Self-styled travelling troubadour Sorrel Nation certainly lives up to the billing having accomplished two successful UK wide tours in 2024, including her first ever solo tour in April and first full band tour in October to […]

Month: March 2024