2024 – Page 380 – Americana UK

Video: Jake Ian “The Bloodshot Sun”

January 19, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s a memorable new song from Canadian singer-songwriter Jake Ian. ‘The Bloodshot Sun’ features classic songcraft, a beautiful, fluent piano melody and Ian’s characterful vocal, which is gorgeously warm and intimate. Towards the end, the music […]

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Kimberly Bright

January 18, 2024 Kimberly Bright 4

After seven months of this series, it has been entertaining to see how many different artists have appeared on AUK writers’ lists instead of the same names repeatedly. By my count, it has been about 110 […]

Hanks Company Band “Herb Deluxe”

January 18, 2024 Lyndon Bolton 0

Smoky blues rising from the swamp. On the strength of its rhythmic swampy blues and rasping vocals laden with soul this must be a record made in Louisiana sometime in the early 1970s. If the name […]

Preview: Playing on the Farm 2024 – Deadheads and good vibes

January 18, 2024 Mark Whitfield 1

We feature the Grateful Dead from time to time here on AUK, and if you’ve ever grooved to “Live Dead”, “American Beauty” or “Europe 72” then the Playing on the Farm Festival, at the wonderful Abbey […]

Old Heavy Hands “Small Fires”

January 18, 2024 Helen Jones 1

Electric southern rock that’s both grown up and rebellious at the same time. “Heard you were leaving town with some other boy / Looking back on everything that I’ve destroyed / Full of misery and heartache,” […]