Mark Underwood

The Travelling Band – The Borderline, 21 November 2017

November 29, 2017 Mark Underwood 0

Having premiered their ‘Sails’ album live in full for the first time back in August at the Water Rats in King’s Cross, The Travelling Band returned to the Borderline in London on Tuesday as part of […]

William The Conqueror, Moth Club, London, 14th November 2017

November 27, 2017 Mark Underwood 0

Expectations for William the Conqueror’s first headline London performance were high given that Ruarrri Joseph’s latest musical project has resulted in a debut album which is one of four nominees for UK Americana album of the […]

Richard Schroder “Drive” (Tinderbox Music, 2017)

November 21, 2017 Mark Underwood 0

Richard Schroder certainly looks like he’s put in the spade work with his debut album, seeking out advice from songwriting coach, Steve Seskin, who says that what separates the debutant from his peers is his willingness to […]

Billy Stoner “Billy Stoner” (Team Love Records, 2017)

November 21, 2017 Mark Underwood 0

Billy Stoner’s unlucky number has to be 37. That’s because it’s taken this record 37 years to see the light of day, and during that time Stoner also spent 37 months in prison – the latter […]

James Fredholm “Love Is The Answer” (Honeybee Records 2017)

November 20, 2017 Mark Underwood 0

James Fredholm’s debut album is unusually accompanied by a small book of his poetry, titled ‘Uncaged.’ This is a clear indication as to where his priorities now lie as, having spent much of his adult life […]

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

August 10, 2026 0

A moving, beautifully crafted collection of songs that refuses to surrender compassion in a fractured world. Chris Pierce has always possessed one of the finest voices in americana, capable of conveying tenderness, conviction and quiet resilience […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

August 10, 2026 0

After more than a decade as one half of the Canadian folk duo Kacy & Clayton, Saskatchewan songwriter Kacy Lee Anderson steps out on her own with the announcement of her debut solo album, Hello, I’m […]

Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Aaron Lee Tasjan on “Get Over It, Underdog” and Todd Snider

August 4, 2026 0

Nashville East resident Aaron Lee Tasjan has long been a favourite of Americana UK, and with 12 albums to his name, including his latest Get Over It, Underdog, and approaching 40, he is no longer the […]

Interviews

Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0

American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Steve Dawson “Twig Bucket”

August 23, 2022 0

Here’s the latest single from prolific, Nashville-based Steve Dawson, recorded live at The Studio Nashville by Brook Sutton. The studio version of ‘Twig Bucket’ appears on Dawson’s second album to be released this year, ‘Phantom Threshold’, […]

Album Reviews

Johnny Dowd “Is Heaven Real? How Would I Know”

October 26, 2023 0

Johnny Dowd heads back to Memphis for impressive 19th studio record. ‘Wrong Side Of Memphis’ was the title of Johnny Dowd’s first solo album released in 1995 after the demise of his band Neon Baptist. The […]

Previews

Rumer “Hard Times For Lovers” – Listen

March 13, 2020 0

You’ll recall Rumer for, if nothing else, a wonderful cover of Jimmy Webb’s ‘P.F. Sloan‘. And here she returns with another cover song from the mid-seventies. ‘Hard Times for Lovers‘ was first recorded by Judy Collins […]

Articles by Mark Underwood

The Travelling Band – The Borderline, 21 November 2017

William The Conqueror, Moth Club, London, 14th November 2017

Richard Schroder “Drive” (Tinderbox Music, 2017)

Billy Stoner “Billy Stoner” (Team Love Records, 2017)

James Fredholm “Love Is The Answer” (Honeybee Records 2017)

Chris Pierce “Songs for the Heavy Hearted”

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

Kacy Lee Anderson to release debut solo album

Lance Cowan “The Air That You Breathe”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 248 “Too much good stuff…”