February 2025 – Page 15

Dean Owens “Spirit Ridge”

February 18, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Dean Owens turns east while staying on the dusty Americana trail. Dean Owens is in no danger of suffering from underexposure around these parts. Fred Arnold’s recent review of predecessor EP set “The Ridge Trilogy” provides […]

Muireann Bradley to reissue debut album with bonus track

February 18, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Teenage Irish musician Muireann Bradley has recently signed to Decca / Verve Label Group and will be re-releasing her album “I Kept These Old Blues” together with a bonus track on 28th February 2025. Now remixed […]

Fionn Regan “Two Sides” – Up and Down and still somehow…

February 18, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

As we reported a while back Fionn Regan has a new album ‘O Avalanche‘ and an extensive tour in 2025. Today’s song might make the latter but it didn’t make the former – and so is […]

Video: Hattie Whitehead “The Last to Come Along”

February 18, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out this artfully-shot live performance from UK singer-songwriter Hattie Whitehead. Performed at The Grace in London, “The Last to Come Along” is a beautifully written, arranged and performed song. Warm sonic layers create an absorbing […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Stateside “You Were Made For Me”

February 17, 2025 Paul Russell 0

The hope for a band trying to establish themselves is to get that elusive big record deal. The ability to get your music heard by a wide audience and the financial and artistic rewards that go […]

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. […]

Features

The Song Remains: James “Slim” Hand 1952-2020

June 23, 2020 0

The death of James ”Slim” Hand on 8th June, due to complications resulting from congestive heart failure, will bring feelings of great loss, not only to his family and friends, but also to the dedicated group […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Mike Dawson & The Smokin’ Kills “Watching Hollywood Burn”

August 16, 2021 0

A powerful song for a powerful subject – and it’s inspired by real events. It was late fall 2017 when California was hit with it’s most destructive wildfire in history, the Thomas fire, in Ventura County. […]

Album Reviews

American Aquarium “The Fear of Standing Still”

August 16, 2024 3

Visceral personal narrative and social comment in folk-rock setting. American Aquarium CDs sit next to those of the Drive by Truckers and Jason Isbell in this reviewer’s collection. Isbell and DBT stalwart Patterson Hood would doubtless […]

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