2024 – Page 348 – Americana UK

Something for the weekend: Yusuf/Cat Stevens “Where Do the Children Play?”

February 16, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

That’s it from us for another week dear reader. Be sure to tune into Mike Ritchie’s show on Celtic Music Radio on Sunday where he’ll be talking about our top 10 Americana artists of all time, […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 1 – Lucinda Williams

February 16, 2024 Clint West 15

Well there you have it folks, our Number 1 is Lucinda Williams and by an overwhelming margin. She received 74 points which was 15 more than the runner-up, well over double that of fifth place and not […]

Artwork fir Session Americana album 'The Rattle and the Clatter'

Session Americana “The Rattle and The Clatter”

February 16, 2024 David Jarman 0

A classy blend of every corner of Americana in a 20-year retrospective from Massachusets-born Session Americana. Session Americana evolved from a jam session at the Toad bar in Cambridge, Massachusets way back in 2003, and ‘The […]

Interview: Clive Carroll on celebrating John Renbourn with “The Abbot”

February 16, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Renaissance music in the morning, Oliver Messiaen for lunch, and Merle Haggard at night. Clive Carroll is a leading British guitarist who was educated at London’s Trinity College of Music. However, he hasn’t let a formal […]

Red Rooster Festival returns for 10th Anniversary

February 16, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

As spring filters into summer, it’s time for 2024’s Red Rooster Festival in Suffolk over the 30th May to 1st June weekend. The festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and features an impressive list of […]

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

Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival returns next month

May 14, 2019 0

The Rotterdam Bluegrass Festival is being held this year at the historic Pijnackerplein in Rotterdam-Noord. With 14,000 visitors in 2018, the three-day music festival is the biggest bluegrass festival in Europe and features an international line-up […]

Interviews

Interview: Tom Paxton, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer on new songbooks and ongoing activism

September 27, 2022 0

Keeping Burl Ives, Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger’s inspiration alive. Tom Paxton has helped to define what is generally understood to be meant by the term folksinger via a career that started in Greenwich Village with […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Beans on Toast + Will Varley + Rosie H Sullivan @Celtic Connections, Drygate, Glasgow, 5th February 2023

February 13, 2023 0

It’s the closing night of Celtic Connections 2023. Will Varley has driven direct from his gig in Weston Super Mare last night, and is heading for Montrose tomorrow – just about the longest trip between dates […]

Year: 2024

Something for the weekend: Yusuf/Cat Stevens “Where Do the Children Play?”

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 1 – Lucinda Williams

Session Americana “The Rattle and The Clatter”

Interview: Clive Carroll on celebrating John Renbourn with “The Abbot”

Red Rooster Festival returns for 10th Anniversary

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”