Andy Short

David Berkeley “A Pail Full of Fire”

August 30, 2024 Andy Short 0

Appreciate the beauty of the poetry. Berkeley is the American half of ‘Sons of Town Hall’, where he is joined by Ben Parker, producing some truly memorable music that is worth checking out. “A Pail Full […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Josh Ritter

August 7, 2024 Andy Short 0

Welcome to our new feature in which AUK writers look at the best and the worst from an artist we know and love. Stuck with the man in the mirror. For this new feature, I installed […]

Artwork for Chris Robeson album "Euphoriphobia"

Chris Robeson “Euphoriphobia”

August 7, 2024 Andy Short 0

Battling with the fear of getting too excited. Chris Robeson is from Texas. A songwriter based in Austin, Robeson has written over 1,000 songs and has a stash of unreleased albums. “Euphoriphobia” may not be in […]

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For the Sake of the Song: John Hiatt “Have a Little Faith in Me”

August 5, 2024 Andy Short 2

For years, John Hiatt was in a category of his own. His own record company didn’t know where to place him. He is undoubtedly under Americana’s broad banner, but would you say he was country, blues […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Elvis Costello Americana Songs

July 4, 2024 Andy Short 2

Many of you will be used to seeing Elvis Costello watching the detectives, refusing to go to Chelsea or joining Oliver’s Army but in 1981 Costello released the album ‘Almost Blue’, an album of country music, […]

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Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

March 23, 2026 0

The last three weeks have been a struggle. The events in the Middle East have been horrific in their scale and scope. These are events of global significance, and if we didn’t know it then, we […]

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

March 23, 2026 0

It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, we […]

Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better

March 23, 2026 0

Be absorbed by this incredible performance from GRAMMY-nominated Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan. This intimate acoustic version of Buchanan’s solo song Sway draws all your attention to his fine voice. With incredible control, Buchanan demonstrates his […]

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 […]

Other stuff

Readers’ Picks: Richmond Fontaine live at BBC Scotland

May 28, 2021 0

This week’s pick comes from Fiona Winders who lives in Malmo, Sweden. There is very little that I need to say here as Fiona covers it all beautifully: “On their farewell tour of the UK, Americana […]

Album Reviews

Chickasaw Mudd Puppies “Fall Line”

March 17, 2023 0

Deep South Americana. Fast and furious. Coming from Athens Georgia this duo has reformed from the Eighties following the discovery of some of their songs for the film ‘Tracing Cowboys’. This time they have also added […]

Album Reviews

Luke Sital-Singh “Fool’s Spring”

February 26, 2025 0

Gentle upbeat reflection of life’s ups and downs from returning singer-songwriter. A ‘Fool’s Spring’ is essentially a quixotic false dawn. We are lulled into believing that the worst of winter is done for another year, discarding […]

Articles by Andy Short

David Berkeley “A Pail Full of Fire”

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It – Josh Ritter

Chris Robeson “Euphoriphobia”

For the Sake of the Song: John Hiatt “Have a Little Faith in Me”

Essentials: The Top 10 Elvis Costello Americana Songs

Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

Danny George Wilson “Arcade”