2024 – Page 53 – Americana UK

Video: Chris Murphy “Separate Ways” Feat. Johnny Irion

November 6, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

The latest single from New York multi-instrumentalist Chris Murphy is full of drama. ‘Separate Ways’ is a raw break-up song that captures and then releases all the complicated emotion we feel as a relationship unravels. Featuring […]

Something for a random Tuesday in November: Chuck Prophet “Get Off the Stage”

November 5, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Posted without comment other than to say we are thinking of our American friends today. We will see you on the other side (maybe). Thanks to Keith for this recommendation.

Video Interview: Willie Watson on “Willie Watson”

November 5, 2024 Martin Johnson 0

Making old-time music relevant for a modern audience with new songs. Willie Watson has had an impressive career as a singer-songwriter, guitarist, banjo player and sometimes actor, but more on that last one later. He was […]

Clem Snide “Oh Smokey”

November 5, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Eef Barzelay swaps partners and still comes up with the goods. After hooking up with a band fan, Scot Avett of The Avett Brothers, on his previous album, “Forever Just Beyond“, Clem Snide’s main man Eef […]

More People Should Really Know About: Bob Sumner

November 5, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

Drop the needle on the record and don’t skip any songs. Bob Sumner may have gone solo but he craves companionship, whether in relationships, buddies, songs or beers. It’s all there for anyone to see on […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

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 […]

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: Kirsten Adamson “Let Me Live”

October 7, 2020 2

In the video for ‘Let Me Live’, Kirsten Adamson rides her bicycle through darkened streets at night, finally arriving at the coast to watch the sun rise, a fiery re-birth over the dawn sea. It’s a […]

Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Joe Ely Songs

May 22, 2025 7

I owe quite a bit to Joe Ely. His 1980 album “Live Shots”, a blistering document of his London shows opening for The Clash that year, was my introduction to the Texas music scene. There were […]

Album Reviews

Amigo The Devil “Everything Is Fine” (Regime, 2018)

January 22, 2019 0

Banjo wielding singer-songwriter Danny Kiranos, stage name Amigo The Devil, teamed up with renowned hard rock/metal producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot) to deliver this striking debut album entitled ‘Everything Is Fine’. It’s a collection […]

Year: 2024

Video: Chris Murphy “Separate Ways” Feat. Johnny Irion

Something for a random Tuesday in November: Chuck Prophet “Get Off the Stage”

Video Interview: Willie Watson on “Willie Watson”

Clem Snide “Oh Smokey”

More People Should Really Know About: Bob Sumner

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

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”