Helen Jones

More People Really Should Know About: Charlie Marie

August 27, 2024 Helen Jones 3

As a Brit who often feels like an outsider looking in on the world of Americana and country, there is a lot to relate to in Charlie Marie; you see, while her musical leanings and cowboy […]

Jenny Don’t and the Spurs “Broken Hearted Blue”

August 9, 2024 Helen Jones 0

A confident album from a band who know exactly who they are and showcase it with aplomb. When Jenny Connors was younger, she was given the moniker Jenny Don’t due to her “strong-willed and independent nature”, […]

Lawrence County “Nottatum Town”

July 26, 2024 Helen Jones 0

New life is breathed into some old songs bringing them to fresh ears. It might be a surprise to some that Bob Dylan’s ‘Masters of War’, a 1963 protest song against the war in Vietnam, actually […]

Essentials: Top 10 Brandy Clark Songs

July 25, 2024 Helen Jones 3

As great as a songwriter Brandy Clark is for others, It’s a stark reminder of the cruelty of the Nashville machine that she almost didn’t pursue a career as a solo artist at all: when she […]

Rob Leines “Headcase”

July 15, 2024 Helen Jones 0

Strong Southern rock that has lost none of its edge in the recording studio. “Today I met the asphalt face to face / Spilt my brains all over that dirty place,” sings Rob Leines on ‘Headcase’, […]

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

September 24, 2026 0

Stephen Eyre is singer and guitarist with South Oxfordshire band Only The Brave. Our Graeme Tait reviewed their debut EP and described them as a band with a bright future in his February EP roundup. Stephen […]

Vox Continental: September 2026

September 24, 2026 0

With the long, hot summer finally fading, it seems like a lot of European artists are keen to get out on tour. Oakland Rain are a Norwegian folk and Americana duo, made up of twin sisters, […]

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

September 24, 2026 0

Family Stereo, most recently seen out supporting the Felice Brothers, is the project of Blake Watt, and Remedy is the opening song on his latest album The Thread, which has been released via Bella Union. It’s […]

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. […]

Album Reviews

Hal Cannon “Cowboy Sutra”

March 28, 2025 0

An album repurposing traditional tunes as contemplative, moving meditations on the Old West. The cover of Hal Cannon’s latest solo album finds him seated as a Hindu deity floating gently and serenely awaiting enlightenment. The image […]

Tracks

Track Premiere – Fly My Pretties “Quiet Girl”

October 17, 2019 0

Fly My Pretties are about to release their first studio album, ‘The Studio Recordings Part One‘, on October 25th. Not the first album by the New Zealand Super Group – who count members of members of […]

Album Reviews

Hiss Golden Messenger “Jump for Joy”

August 29, 2023 0

MC Taylor’s reflection on his journey to the now is a blessed joy. Hiss Golden Messenger is MC Taylor’s mouthpiece that has, through song, unwound the strands of his life over the past 25 years including […]

Articles by Helen Jones

More People Really Should Know About: Charlie Marie

Jenny Don’t and the Spurs “Broken Hearted Blue”

Lawrence County “Nottatum Town”

Essentials: Top 10 Brandy Clark Songs

Rob Leines “Headcase”

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Vox Continental: September 2026

Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons

Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026