May 2025 – Page 16 – Americana UK

Something(s) for the weekend: Jason McNiff, Tobias Panwitz and The Milk Carton Kids

May 16, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Well, that’s it from us for another week, and we leave you dear reader with not one but two new songs from artists very dear to our hearts here in AUK Towers. Firstly, longtime AUK friend […]

Album artwork for Matt Andersen album "The Hammer & The Rose"

Matt Andersen “The Hammer & The Rose”

May 16, 2025 Peter Thompson 0

Canadian bluesman Matt Andersen finds his softer side, which shows off his tremendous voice in this tender, at times intimate release. “The Hammer & The Rose” is the 11th solo studio album by Canadian guitar player […]

Interview: The Barlow is a band with Workingman’s Cred and High Spirits

May 16, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

The Barlow is a band in high spirits these days with a brand-new album, their fourth, that’s worth some serious fist-bumping. The band calls their brand of music Colorado Country, and it’s as rugged as the […]

Book Review: Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik “Blood In The Tracks”

May 16, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

It is, arguably, Dylan’s greatest album – but the story behind the recording of ‘Blood On The Tracks‘ shows that it didn’t have an easy time in coming together. It was originally recorded in September 1974 […]

Classic Clips: Tony Joe White “Polk Salad Annie” Austin, 1980

May 16, 2025 David Jarman 0

Tony Joe White was a firm favourite artist from the first time I saw him, appearing at the BBC Paris Theatre in Lower Regent Street, London, recording a set for Radio One’s ‘In Concert’ series back […]