Album Reviews
Los Lobos “Native Sons”
Twelve covers that shine a light on the soul of Los Lobos Los Lobos are one of the greatest American bands of the last 40 years with their signature mix of rock, blues, country, R&B, folk, […]
Articles by Martin Johnson
Album Reviews
Cole Quest and the City Slickers “Self [EN] Titled”
New York bluegrass that references bitcoin but is more traditional than you may think Cole Quest is in fact Cole Quest Rotante, a sometime software engineer from New York who has a love of bluegrass. He […]
Interviews
Interview: Jack O’Hara on how Eggs Over Easy accidentally helped punk to develop
How a borrowed PA, off-brand guitars and a real piano created a new old sound. Normally, Americana UK interviews artists who are promoting an album, either of new material or a career retrospective, and in pre-COVID […]
Album Reviews
Chris Murphy “Sovereign”
LA and Dutch based eclectic folk and americana with a myriad of guests. Chris Murphy was born near New York City to an Irish-Italian family, and it was the music he was exposed to in his […]
Obituaries
The Song Remains: Byron Berline 1944 – 2021
Country rock and bluegrass fiddle legend who co-founded Country Gazette. Renowned fiddle player, and sometime mandolin picker, Byron Berline died on 10th July from complications following a recent stroke. As a musician, he was able to […]