2024 – Page 252 – Americana UK

Video Premiere: Steve Dawson “Oh, California”

May 14, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out this gorgeous new single from Chicago-based singer-songwriter Steve Dawson. The dreamy ‘Oh, California’ is all about Dawson’s connection with his past and the place where he was raised. We may not all be from […]

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Phil Odgers and John Kettle “Far Rockaway – The Songs of Phil Ochs”

May 13, 2024 Graeme Tait 0

Two stalwarts of the UK folk scene pay homage to one of America’s finest songsmiths of the sixties protest movement. Like so many releases of recent years the seeds to this project by Phil ‘Swill’ Odgers, […]

dASHDOWN “Cottonmouth Blues” – Fun times in Florida

May 13, 2024 Ed Donnelly 1

dASHDOWN gets the ‘Cottonmouth Blues’ down in Florida. Clever wordplay and laid-back vocals make this track a standout. The song is a tribute to the Cottonmouth Southern Soul Kitchen in Bradenton, FL. The artist tells how […]

Troubadour of choice Jason McNiff adds a ninth album to his bulging repertoire

May 13, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

The Hastings based singer songwriter and guitarist Jason McNiff has announced the release of his 9th LP, “Everything’s a Song”, on June 7th. The album was produced and recorded by Matt Armstrong (bass and drums) in […]

Clint West’s Americana Plus: A new regular AUK column

May 13, 2024 Clint West 12

Should we keep all our old records, CDs, books etc? Welcome to my new weekly column where I’ll be ruminating on all things americana and anything else that happens to enter my head each week. I’ll […]

Video: Our Man in the Field “Wall of Sound” – a chance encounter with an Arkansas truck driver

July 3, 2026 0

Wall of Sound is the new single from Alex Ellis’s musical project Our Man in the Field. With typically thoughtful, sensitive lyrics, the song features fine storytelling, focused on everyday people and everyday lives, captured in […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 1

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

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