Mark Underwood

Ramblin’ Roots Revue returns! Here’s the full line-up

January 20, 2020 Mark Underwood 2

The always excellent Ramblin’ Roots festival has announced its line-up for 2020, a 3-day event which takes place from April 24th to 26th at Bucks Student Union in High Wycombe. Now in its fourth year, The […]

The Dead South bring ‘Sugar & Joy’ to the UK

January 15, 2020 Mark Underwood 1

Sometimes you’re forced to ponder on the number of brilliant acts slogging away on the live circuit year after year for scant reward and then there are those odd occasions when, seemingly out of nowhere, a […]

GospelbeacH keep the flame burning with UK tour next month

January 9, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

AUK favourites, GospelbeacH, have announced five UK dates following the release of their latest album, ‘Let It Burn’ which came out last October through Alive Naturalsound Records. The record has the same sunny California disposition for […]

Static Roots Festival announces first acts for 2020

January 8, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

Fast becoming pretty much an essential date in any Americana fan’s festival diary these days, the Static Roots Festival in Oberhausen, Germany this coming July announced its first performers just before Christmas. Dietmar Leibecke, festival organiser […]

Ian Noe brings his debut ‘Between the Country’ to the UK

January 7, 2020 Mark Underwood 0

One of the albums of 2019 for many people was Ian Noe’s ‘Between the Country’. Folk rocker, Ian Noe, is a former oil rig worker from East Kentucky, but he’s also something of a storytelling genius […]

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

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 […]

Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

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

Video: Dean Owens “My Beloved Hills”

July 25, 2024 0

Dean Owens continues his rich vein of form with his latest single ‘My Beloved Hills’. The single is from the forthcoming album ‘Spirit Ridge’, which is due February 2025. This is set to be the official […]

News

Elles Bailey to support Don McLean on his Autumn tour

April 5, 2022 0

Don McLean has announced his 50th Anniversary ‘American Pie Tour’: a 17-date tour, starting in Cardiff on 11th September and playing throughout the country until 4th October, ending at the London Palladium. Support will come from […]

Album Reviews

Anna Coogan “The Lonely Cry Of Space & Time” (Independent, 2017)

May 9, 2017 0

Boston-raised singer-songwriter Anna Coogan began her performing career in Seattle (Washington) before moving to her present home of Ithaca, New York. Her diverse musical background, which includes both classical opera and alt-country, shines through on her new […]

Articles by Mark Underwood

Ramblin’ Roots Revue returns! Here’s the full line-up

The Dead South bring ‘Sugar & Joy’ to the UK

GospelbeacH keep the flame burning with UK tour next month

Static Roots Festival announces first acts for 2020

Ian Noe brings his debut ‘Between the Country’ to the UK

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”