September 2024 – Page 30

Live Review: Julian Taylor + Georgia Mooney, The Water Rats, London – 25th August 2024

September 4, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

A return visit to the UK, and an appearance at what is becoming his London home as The Water Rats welcomed back Julian Taylor and his talented band of Michelle “Magic Number” Stodart, Raevennan “Moulette” Husbandes, […]

Daryl Mosley announces release of fourth solo album

September 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

The award-winning bluegrass singer/songwriter Daryl Mosley will be releasing his new album “Long Days & Short Stories” on 4th October 2024. Produced by Mosley and The Grascals’ Danny Roberts, “Long Days & Short Stories” features 11 […]

Tales from the Long Road: Down the road with Jess Williamson

September 4, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

AUK got some time to talk with singer-songwriter Jess Williamson as she travelled down from Leeds to London. This sort of journey is nothing for Williamson who regularly drives between her twin bases of Los Angeles […]

Album cover artwork for "Dreamers" by Wild Ponies

Wild Ponies “Dreamers”

September 4, 2024 Andrew Raw 0

Vibrant country music with heartwarming words of love. Wild Ponies are Doug and Telisha Williams, originally from The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, part of the Appalachian range, but now living in Nashville. This is their […]

Jana Mila “Chameleon”

September 4, 2024 Helen Jones 0

Great vocals and solid production make for a debut album that feels like it could be a lost Laurel Canyon classic. What is quality songwriting if not an exercise in delving into your own psyche? Amsterdam […]

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. […]

Album Reviews

Steven Bruce “Same Time, Same Place, Same Station” (Independent, 2020)

July 23, 2020 0

Fredericksburg, VA country rocker Steven Bruce’s debut album mixes cosmic country with a Waylon swagger and Petty riffs, all in a voice pitched between John Prine and Lukas Nelson. Bruce draws most of his writing from […]

Album Reviews

Various Artists “Home In This World: Woody Guthrie’s Dustbowl Ballads”

November 10, 2021 0

81 years after it was released, fourteen artists give their take on Woody Guthrie’s classic album “Dust Bowl Blues” In 1940 Woody Guthrie released his album ‘Dust Bowl Ballads’ consisting of 12 songs about the drought […]

Features

For the Sake of the Song: Jackson Browne “For America”

November 11, 2025 1

There are so many songs that resonate and you want to include them in this Feature because they have a personal impact on you, but sometimes you just have to suck it up and feature a […]

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