Dean Nardi

Interview: Chatham Rabbits can pull from a hatful of songs

May 28, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

It’s hard to pin down and stamp a genre like a Notary Public would on Chatham Rabbits. The husband-and-wife duo of Austin and Sarah McCombie started out in bluegrass and old-timey music, but they have taken […]

Interview: Jennifer Castle opens the door into her world of song

May 21, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

We are here to talk about the Earth Mother, We are here to talk about the Arthurian Damsel. We are here to talk about an imaginative chimera and a darker rose. We are here to talk […]

Mark Morton “Without the Pain”

May 21, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Mark Morton leans heavily into the southern rock lane. For nearly a quarter century, Mark Morton has been the guitarist and songwriter for the five-time Grammy nominated, platinum-selling heavy metal band Lamb of God. There is […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Avery Hill

May 20, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

This is the 20th video in the revived, re-tooled series of exclusive Americana UK mini-gigs. So far, it’s been a blast and maybe even a little self-serving in that I have the opportunity to see musicians […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle “Colvin & Earle”

May 19, 2025 Dean Nardi 2

Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle discovered they had a lot more in common than being respected recording artists in the Americana and folk genres. They both have struggled with addiction (Earle heroin and a smorgasbord of […]

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The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0

It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]

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Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0

Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0

On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

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. […]

Videos

Something for the weekend: Paul Kelly “How to Make Gravy”

December 20, 2024 0

Well that’s it for another weekend dear reader. As those of you who have ever had much to do with Australia may know (and hey we have some Aussie readers, morning comrades), 21st December is Gravy […]

Interviews

Interview: Rodney Crowell

July 31, 2017 0

Houston-born singer-songwriter and longtime Nashville resident Rodney Crowell continues to lift his game as a songwriter, and his latest album ‘Close Ties’ (New West) qualifies as the most honest set of work he has ever done. […]

Album Reviews

Scott Low “Burning Tires, Smoking Gun” (10 Foot Woody Records, 2018)

June 21, 2018 0

With his third solo album ‘Burning Tires, Smoking Gun‘, Scott Low, the former main man of Athens, GA based band Efren has produced a fine album that is simple in design, yet contains contemporary messages that […]

Articles by Dean Nardi

Interview: Chatham Rabbits can pull from a hatful of songs

Interview: Jennifer Castle opens the door into her world of song

Mark Morton “Without the Pain”

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Avery Hill

Classic Americana Albums: Shawn Colvin and Steve Earle “Colvin & Earle”

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”