September 2024 – Page 26

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire – Friday 23rd August 2024

September 9, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The Long Road festival is now a fixture in the calendar of fans of country and americana music with its welcoming family friendly atmosphere and its broad range of established and upcoming acts across six stages. […]

Greg Loftus “Angelica” – forget moving up, honey

September 9, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

When do we get some straight ahead roots rock? All this folky singer-songwriter stuff is all well and very good, but sometimes we’d like to just have some regular rock song with, oh, guitars and keys […]

Video Premiere: Jared McCloud “Tramp Like Me”

September 9, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest release from Portland-based singer-songwriter Jared McCloud. ‘Tramp Like Me’ rocks with upbeat rhythms and bright, tuneful guitar that builds towards the song’s conclusion. McCloud’s compelling vocal performance is at the heart of the […]

Something for the weekend: The Attention Seekers “Your Poster on My Wall”

September 6, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dearest of readers. If you’re an AUK supporter, your new monthly playlist will be arriving at 5pm tonight (and if you’re not but read AUK regularly, please consider […]

Versions: “Highway Kind”

September 6, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

“There are only two types of music,” Townes Van Zandt used to say, “the blues and zip-a-dee-doo-dah.” It is a well-worn quotation to guide us through the thicket of the Texas troubadour’s mind. He only played […]

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. […]

Tracks

Lucinda Williams “Lost Girl” – Listen

March 24, 2020 1

We don’t want to bring your mood down at all but if the new song from Lucinda Williams doesn’t make you feel just a little more desperate than you were five minutes before you first heard […]

Interviews

Interview: James Mastro on Richard Lloyd, Ian Hunter, Richard Barone, to name a few

January 16, 2025 1

If James Mastro has health and happiness, he’s a rich man. His Facebook blurb states “I write songs and sing them if I have to. Guitarist, producer, and fake a host of other instruments. A sordid […]

News

Alison Krauss to Release First Solo Album in 17 Years

October 17, 2016 0

17 years. Seven-teen years. Before George W Bush, Facebook and Strictly. How did we live? Rolling Stone reports: ” Ask Alison Krauss about her new album, and chances are she’ll begin talking about a man named Buddy […]

Month: September 2024

Live Review: The Long Road Festival, Stanford Hall, Leicestershire – Friday 23rd August 2024

Greg Loftus “Angelica” – forget moving up, honey

Video Premiere: Jared McCloud “Tramp Like Me”

Something for the weekend: The Attention Seekers “Your Poster on My Wall”

Versions: “Highway Kind”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”