Andrew Frolish

Video Premiere: Dave Burn “Violent Animals”

December 11, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest single from London-based singer songwriter Dave Burn. “Violent Animals” features atmospheric, low, flowing, finger-picked chords and a timelessly tuneful vocal from Burn. But behind Burn’s smooth voice and easy melody hides a forceful, lyrical […]

Video: Phil Hooley “The Veteran’s Song”

December 10, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s a brilliantly melodic song from Scarborough singer-songwriter Phil Hooley. “The Veteran’s Song” wasn’t selected for inclusion on Hooley’s last album, 2023’s “Provenance” because it didn’t quite fit with the spare, acoustic nature of that collection. […]

Video: Nadia Reid “Hotel Santa Cruz”

December 9, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest single from Manchester-based New Zealand singer-songwriter Nadia Reid. Written on a trip to the Canary Islands, “Hotel Santa Cruz” is a compelling song, with propulsive rhythms and a superb, flowing melody. The sensitive and […]

Video: Blue Monkey “Dive Bar Christmas”

December 6, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Christmas means many different things to different people. “Dive Bar Christmas” by folk-pop act Blue Monkey is a song for the lonely-hearted, for all those who don’t have anyone to spend their holidays with, for those […]

Video: Aoife O’Donovan with the National Symphony Orchestra “All My Friends”

December 5, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Just wow. Aoife O’Donovan’s rendition of “All My Friends” with the National Symphony Orchestra is simply gorgeous. The Crooked Still and I’m With Her GRAMMY-winning vocalist delivers an incredible performance, full of heart and spellbinding, timeless […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Old 97s - Too Far to Care
By Joe Nathan , 10 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
R.E.M. - New Adventures in Hi-Fi
By Joe Nathan , 19 hours ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Whiskeytown - Strangers Almanac
By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Wilco - summerteeth
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Matthew Sweet - 100% Fun
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
Calling fiction writers - we want to publish your stories
Americana UK is putting out a call for original short f...
By Tim Martin , 2 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Rolling Stones - Some Girls
By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just watched the latest Louis Theroux vehicle on Netfli...
By Paul Villers , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Beatles - Hey Jude (aka The Beatles Again)
By Joe Nathan , 3 days ago

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 1

Danny George Wilson delivers a reflective and beautifully crafted set of songs exploring loss, memory, and the difficult business of moving on. Danny George Wilson follows up the Danny & The Champions of the World album, […]

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0

Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Interviews

Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace

March 4, 2026 2

At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, still […]

News

AMAUK Awards 2025 winners announced

January 24, 2025 0

The winners of the UK Americana Awards 2025 were revealed last night at an apparently glittering ceremony at Hackney Church, London. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings scooped Best International Album and Single awards for “Woodland” and […]

News

New Joana Serrat due June

March 17, 2021 0

Listen to the first single ‘Pictures’ from it below. Catalan singer-songwriter Joana Serrat has announced the release new album ‘Hardcore From The Heart’, which lands on June 11th via Loose Music. Serrat’s fifth album is the […]

News

Ramblin’ Roots celebrates its ninth year with best line up yet! Discuss…

February 6, 2025 0

Clubhouse Records, Inside Out Talent and Empty Room Promotions all conspire together to bring The Ramblin’ Roots Revue to High Wycombe every year. It has become, for many, one of the UK’s most eagerly anticipated and […]

Articles by Andrew Frolish

Video Premiere: Dave Burn “Violent Animals”

Video: Phil Hooley “The Veteran’s Song”

Video: Nadia Reid “Hotel Santa Cruz”

Video: Blue Monkey “Dive Bar Christmas”

Video: Aoife O’Donovan with the National Symphony Orchestra “All My Friends”

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

Jim Lauderdale “Country Super Hits Volume 2”