Martin Johnson

Interview: Pete Anderson on designing guitars and sharing his experience as a musician producer

June 27, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

A renowned country guitar picker and producer who likes a bit of Chet, Frank, and Wes on the side. Pete Anderson was able to bring the right sound to Dwight Yoakam’s voice and songs when they […]

Interview: Carter Sampson on bringing “Gold” to the UK

June 21, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

How the pandemic enabled the mining of “Gold”. Oklahoma has produced a legendary list of roots artists including Bob Wills, Woody Guthrie, Leon Russell, J J Cale, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, and Wanda Jackson to name […]

Interview: Darling West’s Mari and Tor Egil Kreken discuss “Cosmos” and nordicana

June 20, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Norwegians love the banjo and bring a natural sense of melancholy to their music. Many people enjoyed the 2000 film ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’, but in Norway, it also helped kickstarted the nordicana genre when […]

Interview: Esther Rose on moving forward with “Safe To Run”

June 13, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Is this the beginning of doom country? Americana UK last chatted with then New Orleans resident Esther Rose just over two years ago around the release of what was probably her best album to date, ‘How […]

Interview: Lukas Nelson on his UK and Ireland tour and The Hokey Pokey

June 9, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

“Sticks and Stones” is designed to be played live and for audiences to have fun, dance and shed a few tears. Just being part of a legendary musical dynasty doesn’t mean you don’t have to work […]