Martin Johnson

James Combs “Falling Under Spells”

May 25, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Byrds and Beatles influenced folk-pop filtered through 21st Century americana with ambient textures. James Combs has featured in numerous Americana UK pieces over the years as a member of the LA band Great Willow and having […]

Interview: Music obsessive Ben Vaughn on his world and Rambler automobiles

May 24, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Unsure whether he wanted to be a recording artist, songwriter, record producer, or DJ he became them all. Ben Vaughn is just a music obsessive at heart, but an obsessive who has established his own songwriting […]

Interview: Fairport Convention’s Dave Pegg on the band’s first 55 years and the ukulele bass

May 17, 2022 Martin Johnson 3

He may be only the bass player but he has helped create the British folk rock genre. Fairport Convention may have defined British folk rock but their mix of traditional music with the sounds associated with […]

Interview: Kris Wilkinson Hughes on The ARC Tour with Kate Ellis and Anna Howie

May 10, 2022 Martin Johnson 0

Born in Louisiana but semi-Anglicised by over twenty years in the UK, the epitome of Americana UK. If you were looking for a typical Americana UK artist then you would be hard pushed to find a […]

Lost Albums: Gordon Payne “Gordon Payne”

May 5, 2022 Martin Johnson 6

Funky honest country soul produced by J J Cale and mixed by Waylon Jennings. Everyone at Americana UK is always thinking of new ideas to present music to our readers, and the latest is to periodically […]