2024 – Page 337 – Americana UK

L. A. Edwards “Good Luck” – No, really, good luck…

February 27, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Soon to be seen touring the UK and mainland Europe with Americana UK’s official greatest Americana artist of all time Lucinda Williams, L. A. Edwards also have a new single out ‘Good Luck‘ which presages the […]

Video: Anna Tivel “Disposable Camera”

February 27, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the profound new single from Oregon-based singer-songwriter Anna Tivel. Singing with hushed tones initially, her voice soars as the song grows. The upbeat rhythms and throbbing bass move ‘Disposable Camera’ along while Tivel’s beautifully […]

Video Interview: Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson is “In Flight”

February 26, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

They have sold 15 million albums but they are still self-made musical outsiders. It may surprise some people that the Barenaked Ladies are celebrating their 35th anniversary and releasing their 18th album, ‘In Flight’. During this […]

Shaina Hayes “Kindergarten Heart” – the pressures of modern life

February 26, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Shaina Hayes, the Quebec singer-songwriter, has released her second album ’Kindergarten Heart’ on 23rd February. The final single to be released from it is the title track, a lightly bouncy song where the lyrics slot into […]

Live Review: Matt Owen & The Delusional Vanity Project, Album launch @ Sound Lounge, London – 16th February 2024

February 26, 2024 Ken Beveridge 0

It is a busy, vibrant crowd that take their seats at Sutton’s popular Sound Lounge in anticipation of hearing the launch of Matt Owens’ newest album – ‘Way Out West’ – the follow-up to the ex-Noah […]

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. […]

Features

More People Should Really Know About: John Kilzer

May 29, 2024 6

Some songs get their hooks into you, and that’s true of John Kilzer’s ‘Sleeping in the Rain‘, an unfolding set of stories about addictions and a glance at the back stories that each substance abuser proffers […]

Album Reviews

Rezo “The Age Of Self Help”

July 15, 2024 0

Album number three from seriously talented Irish alt-folk duo. The inevitable hurdles of a long distance relationships are complex and unpredictable – and those challenges must face musical relationships also. Irish duo Colm O’Connell and Rory […]

News

Rod Picott to release album of co-writes with Slaid Cleaves

April 21, 2021 0

Rod Picott has announced a new album ‘Wood, Steel, Dust & Dreams’ which will be released on May 21st. The double CD contains fresh recordings of every song that Rod has written over the past thirty […]

Year: 2024

L. A. Edwards “Good Luck” – No, really, good luck…

Video: Anna Tivel “Disposable Camera”

Video Interview: Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson is “In Flight”

Shaina Hayes “Kindergarten Heart” – the pressures of modern life

Live Review: Matt Owen & The Delusional Vanity Project, Album launch @ Sound Lounge, London – 16th February 2024

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”