2024 – Page 266 – Americana UK

Dead Root Revival “Maybe Baby” Canadian alt. country group release their debut album

May 1, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Dead Root Revival play driving Alt. Country on their single ‘Maybe Baby’. Channelling some grungy guitar tones that would be at home on any early Drive-By Truckers or Uncle Tupelo album, the band delivers a solid […]

Paperback Riders: Warren Zanes “Petty: The Biography”

May 1, 2024 Tim Martin 0

When Andy Davidson reviewed Warren Zanes’ recent book on the making of Springsteen’s Nebraska it reminded me of his biography of Tom Petty. For such a vital figure, Petty has not been well served by biographers, […]

AUK’s EP Round Up – April 2024

May 1, 2024 FredArnold 0

So, welcome to our April round-up of the latest EPs to land at AUK Towers, a little later than usual for which many apologies. First up is ‘The Lost Feral Tapes,’ a 2014 recording by Secret […]

Tom Jenkins “Meadow Pt 2”

May 1, 2024 Paul Russell 0

Powerful second acoustic album from Welsh sheep farmer and musician. Inevitably music will be inspired by personal experiences and Tom Jenkins has a fascinating dual work situation. On the one hand he’s a sheep farmer in […]

The Song Remains: Frank Wakefield (1934-2024)

May 1, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

The Oppenheimer of bluegrass mandolin. On the 26th of April, 2024, the bluegrass world lost one of its true innovators when Frank Wakefield died at his home in Sarasota Springs, NY. Bill Monroe may be the […]

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 0

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 […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2024

Dead Root Revival “Maybe Baby” Canadian alt. country group release their debut album

Paperback Riders: Warren Zanes “Petty: The Biography”

AUK’s EP Round Up – April 2024

Tom Jenkins “Meadow Pt 2”

The Song Remains: Frank Wakefield (1934-2024)

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

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”