Jim Finnie

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters + Adriana Spina , The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen, 12th September 2018

September 19, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

The venerable Blue Lamp in Aberdeen is something of a hidden gem, its unassuming frontage concealing not just one of the city’s oldest bars but also an adjoining, intimate and atmospheric music venue. It’s been the […]

Ruston Kelly “Dying Star” (Rounder Records, 2018)

September 17, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

Ruston Kelly may not yet be a household name but with the release of ‘Dying Star’ that may all be about to change. Kelly spent his teenage years moving with his family across various US states […]

Ben Fisher “Does The Land Remember Me?” (Independent 2018)

September 12, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

The editor here at Americana UK runs a very democratic ship and the poor staff writers never know from one week to the next what will be sent their way for review. So, it was with […]

The Devil Makes Three “Chains are Broken” (New West Records, 2018)

August 16, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

The Devil Makes Three are back with a bang. ‘Chains are Broken’ is their first album of original material in five years and it’s certainly worth waiting for with 11 strong tracks and thankfully no banal […]

Lucero “Among the Ghosts” (Thirty Tigers, 2018)

July 19, 2018 Jim Finnie 0

OK, let’s break the rules and get straight to the point – ‘Among the Ghosts‘ is a very good album. No need to read through, or (heaven forbid) even skim over a few hundred words describing […]

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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 […]

Tracks

Van Plating “New York” – it’s her kind of town

November 10, 2021 0

What’s a girl to do when she’s majored in violin and voice at Florida Southern College and spent several years in a band named for Fitzwilliam Darcy’s pad? Especially when said band, Pemberley, breaks up. Go […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Sofia Talvik “Desert Nights”

January 31, 2024 0

In her new single, Swedish singer-songwriter Sofia Talvik genuinely captures the sound and feel of the sun going down. ‘Desert Nights’ features Janne Manninen’s gently pulsing bass and hypnotic instrumental layers from Drake Duffer on mandolin […]

Album Reviews

Beans on Toast “The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee”

January 17, 2023 0

A potpourri of child-friendly, environmentally-minded songs from AUK favourite. Something a little different for the AUK pages, ‘The Fascinating Adventures of Little Bee’ is a collection aimed broadly at ages 2-10, though there’s plenty that anyone […]

Articles by Jim Finnie

Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters + Adriana Spina , The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen, 12th September 2018

Ruston Kelly “Dying Star” (Rounder Records, 2018)

Ben Fisher “Does The Land Remember Me?” (Independent 2018)

The Devil Makes Three “Chains are Broken” (New West Records, 2018)

Lucero “Among the Ghosts” (Thirty Tigers, 2018)

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”