December 2024 – Page 4

Will Stratton to release eighth album “Points Of Origin” in 2025

December 19, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

US singer-songwriter Will Stratton will be releasing his new album “Points Of Origin” on 7th March 2025 via Bella Union. The album, Stratton’s eighth, is the follow-up to “The Changing Wilderness” which was released in Spring […]

Live Review: Wilco, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 10th & 11th December 2024

December 19, 2024 Paul Dominy 0

It’s a chilly Wednesday afternoon and Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center is playing host to a signing event. This was the deal: RSVP in advance for free entry (no day-of tickets available), endure a security check that […]

Americana UK’s Top 20 albums of 2024: 20-11

December 19, 2024 Mark Whitfield 2

So we have reached the end of another year here at AUK and the bombardment of new music has once again been relentless – we’ve been sent so much that it’s often difficult to keep up […]

Finn “The Waterfall”

December 19, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Album nine for Melbourne brothers’ with a lengthy, gentle collection. As a musician, it really helps if one’s parents bring you up in a musical environment and brothers Mark and Luke Finn grew up in suburban […]

Track Premiere: E.W. Harris “The Nail Beside The Door”

December 19, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

‘The Nail Beside The Door‘ is a song that was birthed in a unique way – the song of the agonies of solitude and the aches of loneliness came out of a gesture of pure goodwill. […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Chicks - Taking the Long Way (local streaming)
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Far From Saints - Far From Saints (vinyl)
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Ryan Adams - The Suicide Handbook (vinyl)
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Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch (vinyl)
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RE: There's no future in nostalgia
Stonehenge was a fucking mess every time but it was a b...
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Great shout John I’m new here -Gil Scott Heron wh...
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Neil Young - Citizen Kane Jr
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Clarence White would have been 82 today. A little remin...
By Martin Johnson , 2 weeks ago
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Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen - The Call Us The ...
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The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

June 24, 2026 2

Putting some meat on the bones of last week’s passing reference to a new album when announcing their upcoming live dates, we can now reveal that the new album by The Jayhawks is called Sanctuary Park […]

artwork for Andrew Sa album "American Rough"

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

June 24, 2026 0

The remarkable debut of a 21st-century crooner. Where do crooners come from? Surely this thought must have kept you awake in the late hours, when time stands still and there’s nothing to do but face the […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

June 24, 2026 0

Ben Folds Five were a three-piece band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. They were together only a short while before the seven-year itch sent lead vocalist Ben Folds off to work on solo projects. This article […]

Interviews

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1

As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0

Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]

Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0

In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

Album Reviews

Leon Rosselson “Chronicling The Times”

October 24, 2023 0

Leon Rosselson parcels up some of his favourite tracks from a 60-year recording career and reminds you of his worldview. So what can you say about Leon Rosselson? – songwriter, folk singer, writer and serial activist, […]

Features

Do you like Good Music ? A year in review

December 20, 2017 0

There’s an inevitability that December brings some reflection on what has gone before, there’s this midwinter pause that offers an opportunity for this stocktaking. And this is a personal reflection – there’s some “best ofs”” down […]

Videos

Video: Mandolin Orange “Golden Embers”

December 4, 2018 0

From their new album, Tides Of A Teardrop, out on February 1st, comes this powerful portrayal of grief and coping from Americana duo Mandolin Orange. There’s a European tour in May 2019 (with one UK date).

Month: December 2024

Will Stratton to release eighth album “Points Of Origin” in 2025

Live Review: Wilco, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 10th & 11th December 2024

Americana UK’s Top 20 albums of 2024: 20-11

Finn “The Waterfall”

Track Premiere: E.W. Harris “The Nail Beside The Door”

The Jayhawks announce new album “Sanctuary Park”

Andrew Sa “American Rough”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Ben Folds Five

Ady Johnson “Under Gainsborough Skies”

Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share