Martin Johnson

Interview: CMH Records release digital Merle Travis and Joe Maphis albums

March 23, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Maintaining a country and bluegrass heritage and developing its future digital fan base. Periodically Americana UK looks beyond artists to the organisations that help them get their music to the listening public. CMH Records was founded […]

Interview: Doug Paisley on adapting to middle age and revisiting older songs

March 21, 2023 Martin Johnson 0

Songs selected and produced by Bahamas with a touch of the real world. What do you do as you approach middle age and it is fifteen years since you released your debut album? If you are […]

The Band Of Heathens “Simple Things”

March 17, 2023 Martin Johnson 2

Back to basics in a high-end studio in Austin delivers lush roots rock. The Band of Heathens coalesced around three Austin-based singer-songwriters Colin Brooks, Ed Jurdi, and Gordy Quist, and the band subsequently won Best New […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Chris Hillman Songs since 1982

March 16, 2023 Martin Johnson 8

Chris Hillman is now recognised as one of the founding fathers of country rock, and subsequently americana, and has a mantlepiece of awards, including his induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a […]

Interview: The Delines’ Willy Vlautin on their 2022 Americana UK poll success

March 14, 2023 Martin Johnson 2

The Delines, a ballad band with a jazz keyboardist, a jazz drummer, and an R&B bassist. The Delines won the Americana UK Album Of The Year 2022 and were runners-up in our readers’ Album Of The […]