2024 – Page 357 – Americana UK

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 6 – John Prine

February 9, 2024 Clint West 0

It’s Friday and we’ve reached the halfway stage in our rundown of ‘The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists’. With the rundown not resuming until Monday we know that the AUK readership will be wishing away […]

Kellie Loder “When We Kiss” – A romantic night leads to a romantic song

February 9, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Kellie Loder ramps up the romance on her new single ‘When We Kiss’. Loder’s lyrics perfectly capture the giddy exhilaration of a newly found love. Her breathy delivery is a meditation on the boundless possibilities that […]

The Montvales Album Art "Born Strangers"

The Montvales “Born Strangers”

February 9, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

Subtle, beautiful observations and a blast of activism. There are a few videos out there showing this folk duo performing together. Their songs are a pleasant mix of banjo-and-guitar coupled with very nice harmonies. Make no […]

Classic Clips: Sturgill Simpson “Keep it Between the Lines” Saturday Night Live – 14th January 2017

February 9, 2024 Andy Davidson 1

Many still think Sturgill Simpson’s performance of ‘Call to Arms’ on Saturday Night Live the most badass ever. Simpson performed harder than his Telecaster. The guitar, complete with rebel insignia was disrespectfully thrown to the ground […]

Live Review: Americana Music Association UK Awards, Hackney Church, London – 25th January 2024

February 9, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

The crowning event of the annual UK Americana Music Week (aka AmericanaFest) organised by the Americana Music Association UK (AMAUK) is the awards show, held this year at Hackney Church which marks something of a homecoming […]

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. […]

Album Reviews

Victor Camozzi “Black Dog” (Volco Records, 2020)

June 18, 2020 0

Victor Camozzi has a compelling, warbling, Texas drawl that helps frame his lyrics with a tasteful sincerity. On his fourth album, ‘Black Dog’, Camozzi sings about all the things you would expect a bearded, long-haired cowboy […]

Album Reviews

Kris Kelly “Runaways” (Independent, 2019)

July 1, 2019 0

Kris Kelly’s self-released album ‘Runaways’ is packed full of evocative lyrics and otherworldly vocals set to a backdrop of chamber pop and folky guitars. Kelly wrote the album following a stint travelling in South America. It […]

Classic Clips

Classic Clips: David Lindley “Werewolves Of London” Sunday Night Live, 1989

March 24, 2023 2

It was sad news to hear that David Lindley has recently departed the planet. A supremely gifted musician, master of many stringed instruments, Lindley is best known for his work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon and […]

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