2024 – Page 45 – Americana UK

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Steve Earle

November 13, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 2

In 1974, aged 20, Earle hitchhiked to Nashville to find one of his favourite songwriters, Guy Clark. Earle managed to blag a role in Clark’s band as a bassist and played on his 1975 album “Old […]

Album art fo "the One Who Remembers" by Avery Hill

Avery Hill “The One Who Remembers”

November 13, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Avery Hill presents an intimate set of stories showcasing the act of remembering. Portland-based singer-songwriter Avery Hill’s sophomore full-length album, “The One Who Remembers”, arrives nine years after “Dreams & Ghosts: A Family Album” (2015). Hill […]

Live Review: Jerry Joseph + 40 Elephant Gang, Green Note, London – 7th November 2024

November 13, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Well. The first of three nights of the “London Residency” portion of Jerry Joseph’s latest UK tour saw the Green Note overwhelmed by a wave of passion. Not the lovey-dovey kind of passion but the “I’ve […]

Hannah Scott “Absence Of Doubt”

November 13, 2024 Tim Martin 2

Forget genre and just listen to a songwriter who is working at the peak of her power. Fifteen years and a dozen releases into her career you might expect Hannah Scott to have settled into a […]

Beth Peabody “Other Women” – I don’t really like her…

November 13, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Ok, for starters we will not attempt to deconstruct the meaning of the above image in the context of the societal upheavals in the USA. Beth Peabody is sitting on the claws of an oversized bear […]

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. […]

Videos

Video: Eva & the Vagabond Tales “Sea Will Return You”

May 29, 2019 0

This is rather nice from California outfit Eva & the Vagabond Tales. from their new album “Uncharted Ocean”, out now, it’s a sweet slice of indie-folk (with banjo!).

Features

More People Should Really Know About: Denitia

December 3, 2024 0

Filled to the brim with relentless positivity. Denitia (Odigie) thought about making a record that goes back to the music she heard at home, capturing the place within the songs. Growing up, she was engulfed by […]

Album Reviews

Jesper Lindell “Royal”

June 8, 2026 0

Vibrant set of vintage soul grooves from Sweden via Memphis. In the wake of his most recent release, Jesper Lindell and his band, The Brunnsvik Sounds, return with another impressive collection of soul-infused covers. While the […]

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