May 2024 – Page 30 – Americana UK

Artwork for The Hollering Pines album "Here's to Hoping"

The Hollering Pines “Here’s to Hoping”

May 8, 2024 Peter Thompson 2

Salt Lake City-based band’s fourth album sounds deeply personal from a lyrical perspective; it’s their best yet. The Hollering Pines, hailing from Salt Lake City, take their name from a reference in a Gillian Welch lyric; […]

Rufus Wainwright “Darling This Will Never Do” – Tribute to a Thompson

May 8, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

No, we haven’t messed the image up – and yes that is not Rufus Wainwright. And no, this has nothing to do with the complaint from Loudon’s kid that we’ve all become narrow-minded since Brexit. Nous, […]

Video Premiere: Keegan McInroe “John’s Songs”

May 8, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

There are many great admirers of John Prine and his work and any song that celebrates the legendary musician will capture our attention at AUK. Texan songwriter Keegan McInroe was moved to pen his own tribute […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Ronnie Lane & The Band Slim Chance “The Poacher”

May 7, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 4

I was inspired to choose ‘The Poacher’ on hearing Slim Chance perform it at a recent show to raise funds for their seriously ill guitarist Steve Simpson. This band, originally formed by Ronnie Lane, took all […]

Interview: Phillip Lammonds on “Cowboy Things”

May 7, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Finding a voice to sing his own songs with a little help from his friends and supporters. Unless you read track and album credits carefully you may not have heard of Phillip Lammonds, but those in […]

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Month: May 2024

The Hollering Pines “Here’s to Hoping”

Rufus Wainwright “Darling This Will Never Do” – Tribute to a Thompson

Video Premiere: Keegan McInroe “John’s Songs”

For The Sake Of The Song: Ronnie Lane & The Band Slim Chance “The Poacher”

Interview: Phillip Lammonds on “Cowboy Things”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”