2025 – Page 379 – Americana UK

Ethan Samuel Brown “Being Blue” – no more, no more

January 29, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

Ethan Samuel Brown’s ‘Being Blue‘ is a melancholic declaration that the blues is no longer for him – not the music, the feeling. Specifically it’s his take on ten years in Nashville – known to some […]

Video: Ringo Starr “Look Up”

January 29, 2025 Andrew Frolish 1

It seems that it takes a lad from Liverpool to remind us what real country music should be like. Ringo Starr’s new album, “Look Up”, is a triumph. Produced and co-written by the legendary T Bone […]

Video Interview: Loose Cattle’s Michael Cerveris and Kimberley Kaye on “Someone’s Monster”

January 28, 2025 Martin Johnson 0

Character development and storylines make great americana songs. With a background in the stage and the punk side of the New York music scene, Loose Cattle’s leaders Michael Cerveris and Kimberley Kaye may not have been […]

Album art for Night Diving by Max McNown

Max McNown “Night Diving”

January 28, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Max McNown’s second album builds strongly on foundations of debut. Max McNown is a singer-songwriter, originally from the Pacific Northwest but now based in Nashville after spending the early part of his career in Southern California. […]

Feature: “Folk City – The Greenwich Village Musical”

January 28, 2025 Liz Thomson 0

With Greenwich Village firmly in the limelight, thanks to the new Dylan biopic, Liz Thomson casts an eye on an original Broadway production, “The Greenwich Village Musical” which played until Covid shut it down. It’s now […]

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

September 24, 2026 0

Here is the latest single from Italian singer-songwriter, one-woman band, and writer Elli de Mon. Timeless and cinematic, Strange Fruit is deeply haunting and beautifully unsettling. The focus is entirely on de Mon’s impressive, resonant voice, […]

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 – […]

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. […]

News

Jeff Tweedy’s house gets shot at

November 28, 2019 0

The Guardian are reporting today that numerous gunshots have been fired at the Chicago home of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, with his wife, Susan Miller Tweedy, reporting hearing “seven to 10 shots fired at what sounded like […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Floramay Holliday “Song to Myself”

March 25, 2024 0

Singer-songwriter Floramay Holliday delivers a powerful vocal performance on her latest single, ‘Song to Myself’. Musical layers – including an excellent trombone interlude – provide the foundation for her voice, resulting in a classic, timeless sound. […]

Tracks

Jesper Lindell “Whicha Way Did It Go” – zipping up his boots

June 2, 2026 0

Jesper Lindell more than invokes a muscular Memphis sound on this latest single from the upcoming album Royal, he actually took his band on a road trip to the States, booking two days in each of […]

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