Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • Features
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Classic Clips
    • Essentials
    • For The Sake Of The Song
    • I Write the Songs
    • More People Really Should Know About
    • Obituaries
    • Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Info
    • Contact Us!
    • Review submission FAQ
    • Support Americana UK
    • Want to write for Americana UK?
    • Daily Digest Sign-Up
    • Advertise on Americana UK
    • Privacy Policy
  • Archive
    • Americana Bedrock
    • Americana Roots
    • AmericanA to Z
    • A Night to Remember
    • Dirty Dozens
    • Home Life
    • Lost Albums
    • Political Pops
    • Shuffle
    • Small Venue Heroes
    • Studio Life
    • The Other Side of Me
    • The Twang Factor
    • Top 10 albums ever
    • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
    • Unsung Heroes
    • Van Life
    • Whatever Happened To…
    • What Should I Do…
    • WITATA
Our latest posts
  • [ May 15, 2025 ] Bruce Springsteen “Repo Man” – that’s mine now, pal Tracks
  • [ May 15, 2025 ] Essentials: The Top 10 First Aid Kit Songs Essentials
  • [ May 15, 2025 ] Peggy Seeger “Teleology” Album Reviews
  • [ May 15, 2025 ] Cory Hanson is back and loving the people – praise be! News
  • [ May 15, 2025 ] Tara Beier “Mourning Doves of Joshua Tree” Album Reviews
HomeAuthorsRich Evans

Articles by Rich Evans

About Rich Evans
I am a Devon-based fan of all things Americana. As a former singer-songwriter I did lots of playing – these days I do lots of listening. My favourite artists are The Jayhawks, Gram Parsons and Townes Van Zandt.
Album Reviews

JP Harris “Sometimes Dogs Bark at Nothing” (Free Dirt Records 2018)

September 10, 2018 Rich Evans 0

For this, his third full-length album, JP Harris has enlisted the production skills of Morgan Jahnig (Old Crow Medicine Show) to help capture some of his life stories. JP’s had a rootless existence, with a background […]

Posts pagination

« 1 2

Donate to Americana UK

If you enjoy what you're reading and don't want to support us on a monthly basis, you can help us keep this site free from looking like one of those awful REACH sites by making a one off donation towards our running costs. We all do this in our spare time! THANK YOU.

our latest posts

Bruce Springsteen “Repo Man” – that’s mine now, pal

Tracks
May 15, 2025 0

Essentials: The Top 10 First Aid Kit Songs

Essentials
May 15, 2025 0

Peggy Seeger “Teleology”

Album Reviews
May 15, 2025 0

Cory Hanson is back and loving the people – praise be!

News
May 15, 2025 0

Tara Beier “Mourning Doves of Joshua Tree”

Album Reviews
May 15, 2025 0

  • Bruce Springsteen “Repo Man” – that’s mine now, pal
  • Essentials: The Top 10 First Aid Kit Songs
  • Peggy Seeger “Teleology”
  • Cory Hanson is back and loving the people – praise be!
  • Tara Beier “Mourning Doves of Joshua Tree”
  • AUK Short Cuts April 2025: Sunken Lands, Red Moon Joe, Charlie Williams, Terence Blacker, Ryan Sterling, Marv Rogers, The Verdin Brothers, Eric Andersen and Dave Desmelik
  • Lord Huron’s “Cosmic Selector Vol 1” lands July
  • The Tisburys “Still Life Revisited”
  • Jess Kerber “Never Again” – thoughts of home and safe places
  • Video Premiere: The Sons Of Guns “It’s Getting Better”
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Celtic Connections Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Rick Bayles: Excellent article but it's worth remembering just how prolific Little Feat were in this period because, in addition to the…
  • Tony Burke: Excellent piece on the Feat. I have a whole row of their CDs on the shelves - including the later…
  • Peter Bak: Great write-up on a great band. While I agree with your comments and priorities, I would still make sure to…

Latest interviews

artwork Vanessa Collier interview
Interviews

Interview: Vanessa Collier Does It Her own Way

April 29, 2025 0

Be daring, be yourself, be willing to take risks and stand alone. Vanessa Collier’s music is gritty, raw, and at times, either downright sad or bubbling happy. As with most songwriters worth their salt, her songs […]

artwork for Angela Easterling interviuew
Interviews

Interview: Angela Easterling on her music, her kids and her grandpa’s farm

April 9, 2025 0

“All of a sudden, time stood still, and we watched our plans and expectations float away like lost balloons.” For Angela Easterling, life began in South Carolina and, except for college years in Boston, has been […]

artwork Maya de Virtry interview
Interviews

Interview: Maya de Vitry on different versions of herself

March 20, 2025 0

Past, present and future are inseparable in her songs. There is an openness to Maya de Vitry that is refreshing to come by. Formerly in the Stray Birds, a bluegrass band, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-born musician is […]

You may have missed…

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 48

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 34

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague,  who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

© Americana UK 2025, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool