June 2024 – Page 31 – Americana UK

The Deserters have returned! Mercury Rev announce first album in nine years, UK tour dates

June 5, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Looks like autumn is going to be golden this year as the legends that are Mercury Rev have announced a new album “Born Horses” which is due for release 6th September via Bella Union as well […]

Lana Nauphal “Wildland”

June 5, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

New York singer/songwriter’s impressive debut marks the arrival of someone special. New York based Lana Nauphal has conjured up a beguiling debut here, as the tracks unfold before the listener with a languid but purposeful vibe. […]

Austin’s Amy Annelle announces new album

June 5, 2024 Richard Parkinson 2

Austin-based singer-songwriter Amy Annelle has announced her forthcoming LP, ‘The Toll,’ due out on 2nd August 2024, on the High Plains High label. Annelle, who is emerging from a long battle with chronic illness, last released […]

Orphan Colours “King of Alchemy”

June 5, 2024 Martin Johnson 6

Orphan Colours are back with their own UK take on americana, folk and rock. While some suggested that Orphan Colours were a supergroup of the UK Americana scene when they formed out of the ashes of […]

Julian Taylor “Running Away” – got to catch a fast train…

June 5, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

Well, the answer to yesterday’s question is no, but we’re still in the realm of things not working out right with this latest release from Julian Taylor, who questions his motives on ‘Running Away‘ asking “Am […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

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. […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Annie Dressner “Dance We Do”

February 5, 2024 0

The latest single from Annie Dressner is a fine example of her conversational singing style and smart lyrics. In ‘Dance We Do’, Dressner launches immediately into her melodic vocal and intimate, understated delivery, focusing our attention […]

Reviews

AMAUK AmericanaFest Conference: “Finding Lucinda” film screening – 23rd January 2024, Hackney

March 4, 2024 0

It’s been a month since the AMAUK held their annual Americana Fest. We mentioned the awards here but mopping up our coverage our reviewer attended a screening of director Joel Fendelman’s film Finding Lucinda which was […]

Album Reviews

Gary Fulton “Blood and Dust” (Independent, 2019)

February 21, 2020 0

Having accidentally started playing the title track ‘Judas’ from Gary Fulton’s 2014 album of the same name on Spotify, the immediate thought was “ooh this reminds me a bit of Mercury Rev”, a catchy melody and […]

Month: June 2024

The Deserters have returned! Mercury Rev announce first album in nine years, UK tour dates

Lana Nauphal “Wildland”

Austin’s Amy Annelle announces new album

Orphan Colours “King of Alchemy”

Julian Taylor “Running Away” – got to catch a fast train…

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”