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Margo Price: “We’re not going to allow things to revert back to the Fifties”

October 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

RS Country has a really interesting piece up today on Margo Price, where they chat to her about the forlorn state of the world and country music’s opportunity to do the right thing (preferably so we […]

Elliott Brood set for European spooktacular

October 20, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Which makes it sound like it starts on Halloween, which it doesn’t, their latest album is called “Ghost Gardens” though and it’ll be dark when you come out of all their European dates, which they’ve announced […]

Chris Stapleton announces “From A Room Vol 2”

October 18, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Chris Stapleton is the marmite of artists for AUK writers but love his yeastiness or not, “From A Room: Volume 2” has been announced for release on December 1 by Mercury Records Nashville/Decca. The album takes its […]

Jason Isbell “artist in residence” at Country Music Hall of Fame

October 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A double dose of Isbell news today as Stereogum report with a ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds’ bent: “Jason Isbell doesn’t make country music, at least not in the traditionalist sense of the word, and […]

Jason Isbell and Jerry Douglas cover Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky” – Watch

October 17, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A match made in heaven as it were. RS Country report: “”I’d like to bring out a very special guest,” Jason Isbell told a hometown crowd at the Ryman Auditorium last night, during the final moments of […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Features

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – James Calvin Wilsey, Guitarist

October 21, 2020 0

We’re back with another article in our Unsung Heroes of Americana series. This time I’m taking a look at a wayward genius of a guitar player; a man who created a signature sound that will be […]

Album Reviews

The Autumn Saints “Wind Burn & Broken Oak”

February 13, 2023 0

Debut studio album from Anglo-American roots rockers. The Autumn Saints are an Anglo-American band playing Americana with a decidedly Indie rock feel. Based in Oxford and fronted by American bass player and vocalist Britt Strickland, this […]

Tracks

Track Premiere: Pi Jacobs “Hallelujah”

March 27, 2024 0

This is not that ‘Hallelujah‘, this song is taken from Pi Jacobs’ new album ‘Soldier On,’ which is out April 26th via Blackbird Record Label. Pi Jacobs was norn in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district, and she’s […]