2024 – Page 28 – Americana UK

Live West End cast album of “Hadestown” announced

November 28, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

“Hadestown – Live From London”, the highly anticipated original West End cast album for Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning ‘Best Musical’ Hadestown, recorded live at the Lyric Theatre in London where it is currently performing, will be […]

Ron Houston “R.O.A.M.”

November 28, 2024 Peter Churchill 0

Solid solo debut from well-established Americana outlaw. A native of Louisiana but currently residing in San Diego, Ron Houston has made a name for himself in those parts, firstly with the outlaw country band The Sickstring […]

Kendall Lujan “Boston” – we have all been here before

November 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

And after all, we’d hardly be the first person to notice that there’s something going on in Portland, which seems to have a higher population density of sensitive and insightful singer-songwriters than just about anywhere else […]

Video: Jerron Paxton “What’s Gonna Become of Me”

November 28, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Jerron Paxton will transport you back in time with his wonderful performance of “What’s Gonna Become of Me” from Later…With Jools Holland. Paxton’s mesmerising, fast-fingered banjo playing is brilliantly rhythmic. Over the banjo, his rich voice […]

Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without it: John Mellencamp

November 27, 2024 Peter Thompson 11

Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp; the professional name has varied over the years, but whatever you call him, John Mellencamp (birth name) has had a long, varied and very successful career, reputedly […]

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. […]

News

Fanny Lumsden brings her Traditions to the fore with her new album

August 11, 2026 0

Australian singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden is set to release her fifth studio album Traditions on October 30th. The long-player features her previous single Difficult Woman and the new one Mother’s Eyes, a pensive gaze at the matriarchal […]

Album Reviews

Philip Marino “Chasing Ghosts”(Independent, 2018)

August 28, 2018 0

Philip Marino is an American singer-songwriter who resides in Essex, England. He is influenced by the likes of John Mellencamp, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, Neil Young and Bob Dylan, and you can certainly hear this in […]

News

Josh Ritter announces new album “I Believe In You, My Honeydew”

June 11, 2025 1

AUK favourite songwriter, musician, artist and best-selling author Josh Ritter will release his new album “I Believe In You, My Honeydew” on September 12th via Thirty Tigers, and he’s released the first track from it ‘You […]

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