June 2024 – Page 20 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Electric Hero “Yesterday’s Tomorrows”

June 14, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

We’re pleased to premiere the debut single from Electric Hero, the solo project of Chris Clarke, former bassist and producer of Danny & The Champs and The Rockingbirds. Through his former bands, Clarke’s work will be […]

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Interview: Charlie Parr wants to do things his way – playing music or living his life

June 13, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

With a guitar in good hands, there’s still a place for old-time folk and country blues, contemporized for the 21st century. On a sunny April afternoon, the release date for his new album, “Little Sun,” Charlie […]

Artwork for John Richard Paul album "The Road of Life"

John Richard Paul “The Road of Life”

June 13, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

With ‘input’ from John Prine, this heartwarming album tells a story of life. John Richard Paul comes across as a very interesting character; he hails from Traverse City, Michigan, aka the cherry capital of the world, […]

Essentials: The Top Ten Michael Hurley Songs

June 13, 2024 Paul Kerr 3

Michael Hurley is one of those rare artists who merit the term unique. Now in his 80s (and still performing and recording) Hurley is a living reminder of what Greil Marcus called “the old weird Americana”, […]

New West announces Justin Townes Earle rarities collection

June 13, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

It’s almost four years since the music world was rocked by Justin Townes Earle’s untimely death at the age of 38. Earle had released the last two albums of his career on New West, and now […]

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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

Kris Delmhorst “Long Day In The Milky Way” (Big Bean Music, 2020)

September 10, 2020 0

The opening track on Kris Delmhorst’s eighth studio album sets the stall out nice and early in terms of identifying the source of the album title (the very first line) and the running theme of songs, […]

Videos

Video Premiere: GF Patrick “Tennessee”

July 13, 2020 0

We are pleased to premiere the new single, ‘Tennessee’, from GF Patrick. If you like your Americana to be timeless roots music, beautifully crafted and sung, then this is one to watch. It’s taken from Patrick’s […]

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AUK’s Chain Gang: Tom Waits “Buzz Fledderjohn”

June 5, 2023 0

Following on from last week’s selection of the wonderful Richard Thompson’s ‘Beeswing’, the Chain moves on to another of the great songwriters of our time, Tom Waits – but that’s not the connection. The track is […]

Month: June 2024

Video Premiere: Electric Hero “Yesterday’s Tomorrows”

Interview: Charlie Parr wants to do things his way – playing music or living his life

John Richard Paul “The Road of Life”

Essentials: The Top Ten Michael Hurley Songs

New West announces Justin Townes Earle rarities collection

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”