Kimberly Bright

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Kimberly Bright

January 18, 2024 Kimberly Bright 4

After seven months of this series, it has been entertaining to see how many different artists have appeared on AUK writers’ lists instead of the same names repeatedly. By my count, it has been about 110 […]

Album cover art for kd lang's 'Shadowland'

Classic Americana Albums: k.d. lang “Shadowland”

January 10, 2024 Kimberly Bright 3

While Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang achieved international success in 1992 with the release of her signature jazzy romantic album ‘Ingenue’ she created three solid country albums just prior to that: ‘Angel With A Lariat,’ ‘Shadowland,’ and […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Joan Armatrading “All The Way From America”

January 8, 2024 Kimberly Bright 0

Kittitian-British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading’s ‘All The Way From America’ was the second single from her 1980 album ‘Me Myself I.’ The album, like the artist, was difficult to classify and may have come along too early […]

Album cover art for Martyn Joseph's "This Is What I Want To Say"

Martyn Joseph “This Is What I Want To Say”

January 4, 2024 Kimberly Bright 1

Martyn Joseph gathers the world in a giant bear hug, advising listeners how to power through despair and heal everything with radical love. Penarth, Wales’s Martyn Joseph has been called “The Welsh Springsteen,” but it’s hard […]

Uncle Lucius “Like It’s The Last One Left”

December 6, 2023 Kimberly Bright 0

A welcome return from the gold standard of Texan Southern roots rock bands with their first album in eight years. AUK’s Rick Bayles called Uncle Lucius “one of Texas’ finest” in 2021, hoping that they would […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Articles by Kimberly Bright

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Kimberly Bright

Classic Americana Albums: k.d. lang “Shadowland”

For The Sake Of The Song: Joan Armatrading “All The Way From America”

Martyn Joseph “This Is What I Want To Say”

Uncle Lucius “Like It’s The Last One Left”

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album