2024 – Page 48 – Americana UK

Rain Parade re-take us on their “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip”

November 11, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Rain Parade, possibly the pre-eminent Paisley Underground band, have announced the release of a deluxe, two-disc edition of their 1983 debut album “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip” via Label 51 Recordings on 13th December 2024, along […]

AUK Shortcuts : Bone Idle Bros, Joseph Shipp, Sarah Pierce, Lincoln the Lawyer, Todd Hearon, Small Town Romance and Ian Sherwood

November 11, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites […]

Furlined “Kill Devil Hills”

November 11, 2024 Jonathan Smith 0

Impressive re-emergence of quality UK Americana Band. Furlined were formed back in 2013 by Bristol singer-songwriter Neil Crossley (that’s Bristol in the UK, not any of its American variants). After two well-received albums, Crossley sidelined the […]

Katie Nicholas “You Kill Me” – but in the good way….

November 11, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, here we have something of a rarity, especially considering our name and all. Not only is ‘You Kill Me’ Americana from the UK, but even more perfectly it’s Americana from a one-time resident of the […]

Video: Jesse Malin “Argentina”

November 11, 2024 Andrew Frolish 1

New York singer-songwriter Jesse Malin recently spent time in Buenos Aries to receive treatment for the paralysing spinal stroke he suffered in May 2023 that left him unable to walk. His brand new single, ‘Argentina’, returns […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

September 24, 2026 0

A collection of rootsier tunes ideal for shuffle or playlist. Anyone who has attended gigs of a rootsier persuasion around Manchester and the northwest in recent years will almost certainly have come across the hard-working and […]

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 Premiere: The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! “Why Did I Eat the Whole Bag of Mushrooms?”

September 27, 2024 0

Here’s the new single from Jersey City’s Gary Van Miert, a self-styled Psychedelic Cowboy who performs under the moniker The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! ‘Why Did I Eat the Whole Bag of Mushrooms?’ is a psychedelic […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Anna Ash + Dolly Mavies, Green Note, Camden London – 18th Sept 2022

September 28, 2022 1

Encouragingly, Anna Ash, known for her arresting vocal prowess, has managed to fill out the Green Note tonight, which now seems to have returned to pre covid capacity. Her fourth album ‘Sleeper’ has gained strong reviews […]

Album Reviews

The Roomsounds “Good Company”

October 25, 2021 0

Solid album from Dallas/Fort Worth Rockers. According to their biography The Roomsounds, hailing from Dallas/Fort Worth, have drawn comparisons to Alex Chilton/Big Star, R.E.M, and Tom Petty. Listening to “Good Company”, their latest album release, it’s […]

Year: 2024

Rain Parade re-take us on their “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip”

AUK Shortcuts : Bone Idle Bros, Joseph Shipp, Sarah Pierce, Lincoln the Lawyer, Todd Hearon, Small Town Romance and Ian Sherwood

Furlined “Kill Devil Hills”

Katie Nicholas “You Kill Me” – but in the good way….

Video: Jesse Malin “Argentina”

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026