2024 – Page 362 – Americana UK

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 9 – Jason Isbell

February 6, 2024 Clint West 1

At Number 9 in our Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists is Jason Isbell on 30 points. Whilst none of our writers selected Isbell as their Number 1 choice, he did gain two second spots Here’s […]

Front cover artwork for Little Lore's Seven Stories

Little Lore “Seven Stories”

February 6, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Latest mini-album release from London-based singer-songwriter. Little Lore is the nom de tune of singer-songwriter Tricia Duffy. Originally from Portsmouth and now based in London, Duffy has several releases to her name under the Little Lore […]

Live Review: Ernest Aines, Green Note, London – 25th Jan 2024

February 6, 2024 David Chalfen 0

Mention an “Australian folk hero” and most folk will name Ned Kelly but tonight it’s Ernest Aines who gets the accolades. Aines has been hoovering up the superlatives in his native land where his touring portfolio […]

Chatham County Line “Hiyo”

February 6, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0

Bluegrass traditionalists suddenly not so traditional. ‘Hiyo’ is the tenth studio album by Chatham County Line, but the first without banjo player Chandler Holt. Rather than directly replace him, the rest of the band chose instead […]

Track Premiere: Vanessa Peters “How Long”

February 6, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

There are no two ways about this – Vanessa Peters’ ‘How Long‘ is a truly beautiful song, with relatable lyrics woven around vignettes of lives on the precipice. Everything is fine and then everything falls apart, […]

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

Son Volt “Notes of Blue” (Transmit Sound, 2017)

January 23, 2017 0

Son Volt was one of the most instrumental and influential bands in launching the alt. country movement of the 1990s that ultimately became Americana. “Notes of Blue” is the twentieth album to which Jay Farrar, the […]

Features

For The Sake Of The Song: Iris DeMent “No Time to Cry”

March 4, 2024 3

As an avid consumer of the credits on albums and CDs (and one of the main reasons I like to have the hard copies) it is quite likely that my introduction to Iris DeMent was triggered […]

Album Reviews

Landon Lloyd Miller “Light Shines Through”

March 18, 2022 0

A left-field debut album from the off-beat Landon Lloyd Miller. If you load Landon Lloyd Miller’s debut album ‘Light Shines Through’ into Apple Music, under the title, the description of the music is “Rock/Indie/Experimental” and whilst […]

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