Martin Johnson

Interview: Austin Lucas on songwriting, activism and punk’s impact on the world

October 6, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

With the impending US Presidential election, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and the worldwide social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, it seemed appropriate for Americana UK to talk again to musician […]

Interview: Kelley Swindall & Don Dilego talk about New York Americana

October 1, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Kelley who? There is often a debate when Americana UK decides which artists we should interview. Clearly, new and emerging artists need the oxygen of publicity to help them build their career momentum, but what of […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: Jerry Garcia, David Grisman and Tony Rice “House Of The Rising Sun”

September 29, 2020 Martin Johnson 1

Dave Van Ronk’s ‘Hang Me, Oh Hang Me’ from last week leads us this week to the West Coast and Jerry Garcia, David Grisman and Tony Rice’s live studio take of ‘House Of The Rising Sun’. […]

Interview: Norwegian Malin Pettersen on americana and Ella FitzGerald

September 18, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

Norway only has a population of 5.3 million people, but it has an impressive musical heritage which includes Norwegian folk, jazz with internationally recognised artists such as Jan Garbarek, classical and modern classical music ranging from […]

Delta Spirit “What Is There” (New West, 2020)

September 18, 2020 Martin Johnson 0

This is a bit of a surprise. Delta Spirit released their fourth album, ‘Into The Wide’, in 2014 to general critical acclaim and some commercial success. Since then, vocalist and co-founder Matthew Logan Vasquez has released […]