2024 – Page 344 – Americana UK

Live Review: Hannah Rose Platt + Gene Morrissey, The Other Palace – Studio, London – 16th February 2024

February 21, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

A mild Friday night in central London saw Hannah Rose Platt bring her big showcase to the Studio in Victoria’s Old Palace Theatre. The programme featured front to back performances of her latest album, the Ed […]

Anaïs Mitchell “Hadestown – Original Broadway Cast Recording”

February 21, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

A journey to hell can be surprisingly uplifting and still relevant to today’s challenges. I doubt Anaïs Mitchell had any inkling when she started to write her folk opera ‘Hadestown’ in 2006 that it would become […]

Track Premiere: Driftwood “Up All Night Blues”

February 21, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Up All Night Blues‘ from Upstate NY-based Americana outfit Driftwood is a 3Am anthem to change, the staring into an unknown future as the old certainties fall away, “Don’t close your eyes / It won’t change a […]

Video Premiere: Sultans of String “Sweet Alberta” Feat. The North Sound

February 21, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Enjoy the upbeat, uplifting sounds of the new single from Sultans of String, featuring the harmonious voices of The North Sound. The artists have great musicality and technical ability but there’s also a refreshing, infectious joy […]

Interview: Smoke Fairies’ Katherine Blamire on being “Carried In Sound”

February 20, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Learning production techniques from Head, Jack White and Phil EK and playing bin lids. Smoke Fairies, Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies have been releasing music for over 16 years and have been friends for much longer. […]

Vox Continental: September 2026

September 24, 2026 0

With the long, hot summer finally fading, it seems like a lot of European artists are keen to get out on tour. Oakland Rain are a Norwegian folk and Americana duo, made up of twin sisters, […]

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0

Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

September 24, 2026 0

Here is the latest single from Italian singer-songwriter, one-woman band, and writer Elli de Mon. Timeless and cinematic, Strange Fruit is deeply haunting and beautifully unsettling. The focus is entirely on de Mon’s impressive, resonant voice, […]

Year: 2024

Live Review: Hannah Rose Platt + Gene Morrissey, The Other Palace – Studio, London – 16th February 2024

Anaïs Mitchell “Hadestown – Original Broadway Cast Recording”

Track Premiere: Driftwood “Up All Night Blues”

Video Premiere: Sultans of String “Sweet Alberta” Feat. The North Sound

Interview: Smoke Fairies’ Katherine Blamire on being “Carried In Sound”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”