October 2024 – Page 32

Video: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets “Jet Pac Boomerang”

October 7, 2024 Andrew Frolish 2

Enjoy the latest single from the legendary Nick Lowe. ‘Jet Pac Boomerang’ is delightfully upbeat, designed to make you tap your feet and get moving. The sound of his guitar, and the layered instruments of Los […]

Something for the weekend: Kris Kristofferson “Don’t Let the Bastards (Get You Down)”

October 4, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for another week dear reader. If you’re an AUK supporter your new exclusive playlist will be with you at 5pm. In the meantime, who else could we leave you this week with a […]

Sid Griffin “The Journey From Grape To Raisin”

October 4, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

Winner of an AMAUK International Trailblazer award for his many ventures, Sid Griffin goes solo on an album that reflects on life, death, and all points between. While Sid Griffin can never be separated from the […]

Classic Clip: John Paul White and The Secret Sisters “In My Room” – National Sawdust, Brooklyn, 2016

October 4, 2024 David Jarman 1

Is there a more beautiful and emotional male voice in the world of Americana than John Paul White’s? Combine it with The Secret Sisters on the Beach Boys’ ‘In My Room’, and you have a truly […]

AUK’s Back Pages No. 8

October 4, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Well, happy new year to all as we head into the first quarter of 2007. The website’s architecture remains the same but the monthly discs get a new cover which will adorn all of the year’s […]

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. […]

Interviews

Interview: Monroeville

July 25, 2019 0

It’s a bit disconcerting for someone from this side of The Pond, to drive through The Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina, and all of the natural beauty that entails, to arrive in […]

Tracks

Ardentjohn “Hey Boy” – doing all right in the sunshine

April 14, 2026 0

And, not for the first time we want to say “Hey Girl, Superstar DJs…here we go“, but let’s not fall into that cliché. Especially when it would be so inappropriate since what we have here is […]

Album Reviews

Kristina Stykos “River of Light” (Thunder Records, 2019)

April 3, 2019 0

‘River of Light’ is the fifth studio album from Vermont based singer-songwriter Kristina Stykos. For the most part it’s an upbeat optimistic collection of songs which have the distinct feel of poetry set to various styles […]

Month: October 2024

Video: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets “Jet Pac Boomerang”

Something for the weekend: Kris Kristofferson “Don’t Let the Bastards (Get You Down)”

Sid Griffin “The Journey From Grape To Raisin”

Classic Clip: John Paul White and The Secret Sisters “In My Room” – National Sawdust, Brooklyn, 2016

AUK’s Back Pages No. 8

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”