Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • Features
    • Archive
      • Americana Bedrock
      • Americana Roots
      • AmericanA to Z
      • A Night to Remember
      • Dirty Dozens
      • Home Life
      • I Write the Songs
      • Lost Albums
      • Political Pops
      • Shuffle
      • Small Venue Heroes
      • Studio Life
      • The Other Side of Me
      • The Twang Factor
      • Top 10 Americana Albums Ever
      • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
      • Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time
      • Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists
      • Unsung Heroes
      • Van Life
      • Whatever Happened To…
      • What Should I Do…
      • WITATA
    • Anniversary Cheers
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Classic Clips
    • Essentials
    • Fiction
    • For The Sake Of The Song
    • More People Really Should Know About
    • Obituaries
    • Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Columns
    • Sounds from the Shed
    • Vox Continental
  • Podcast
  • 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
Our latest posts
  • [ October 1, 2026 ] Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice Essentials
  • [ October 1, 2026 ] Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust” Album Reviews
  • [ October 1, 2026 ] Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026 Live Reviews
  • [ October 1, 2026 ] Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music Interviews
  • [ October 1, 2026 ] Jayne Pomplas “This Is How The World Ends” Album Reviews
HomeReviewsAlbum Reviews

Album Reviews

Album Reviews

Red Sammy “That Raging Heart” (Independent, 2020)

August 18, 2020 Helen Jones 0
The band Red Sammy – fronted by Baltimore, Maryland native Adam Trice – bill themselves as a rock band, but their eighth studio album sees them working in a more soulful frame of mind, with influences […]
Album Reviews

Little Sparta “Lost Boat Party EP” (Grey Gallery Records, 2020)

August 17, 2020 Sean Hannam 0
British alt-folk trio Little Sparta have reunited with Sally Timms, the Chicago-based singer from post-punk outfit The Mekons, for this four-track EP. The first time they collaborated was on the ‘Best Intentions’ single, in 2008, although […]
Album Reviews

Courtney Marie Andrews “Old Flowers” (Loose/Fat Possum Records, 2020)

August 14, 2020 Harold Hogan 0
Courtney Marie Andrews has gone from strength to strength since the release of her acclaimed 2018 album ‘May Your Kindness Remain’, earning an Emerging Artist of the Year nomination at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors […]
Album Reviews

The Supreme Art of Nothing “This Is How It Goes” (Whack Shack Recordings, 2020)

August 13, 2020 Clint West 0
The Supreme Art of Nothing are a musical project created by Nico and Andi Crutwell-Jones. Both are seasoned music industry professionals with separate and varied careers. Whilst Andi has been a writer, composer, musician and sometime […]
Album Reviews

Chuck Prophet “The Land That Time Forgot” (Yep Roc Records, 2020)

August 12, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0
‘The Land that Time Forgot’ finds Chuck Prophet in something of a nostalgic mood, although when he looks back it can be with anger usually conveyed by a sarcastic sneer – but there’s also fondness, regret, compassion, […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 626 627 628 … 1,024 »

Support Americana UK!

Please help us support our running costs by making a one off donation – here.

our latest posts

Jerry Joseph, Ramblin' Roots Revue 2023

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

Essentials
October 1, 2026 0
Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

Album Reviews
October 1, 2026 0
Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

Live Reviews
October 1, 2026 0

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

Interviews
October 1, 2026 0

Jayne Pomplas “This Is How The World Ends”

Album Reviews
October 1, 2026 0
Jerry Joseph, Ramblin' Roots Revue 2023
Essentials

Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice

October 1, 2026 0
An Essentials occasional one-off feature, this one responding to our readers’ input. We ran a previous Essentials list which covered the top ten songs that name-drop other artists. As the title suggests, an artist mentions another […]
Artwork for Lawrence Rothman album Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust "
Album Reviews

Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”

October 1, 2026 0
Powerful confessional lyrics drive Lawrence Rothman’s journey to the dark side of Americana. For their fifth album, Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust, Lawrence Rothman has brought an ‘A‘ list of collaborators, including Madi Diaz, […]
Petunia live at the Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham - 24th September 2026
Live Reviews

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

October 1, 2026 0
The Kitchen Garden Café in King’s Heath, Birmingham, makes you glad people still believe in putting good music in small rooms. Attached to a restaurant and garden centre by day, it becomes an intimate music venue […]

  • Essentials: The Top Ten Songs That Name-Drop Other Artists: AUK Readers’ Choice
  • Lawrence Rothman “Here Lies Love / Sawdust to Stardust”
  • Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026
  • Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music
  • Jayne Pomplas “This Is How The World Ends”
  • Folk-americana duo Rosine announce debut album due Spring 2027
  • Nicole Mish “Hope is Restless”
  • Julie Christensen “Don’t You Push” – no names, no id, and that’s the cops
  • Video Premiere and Q&A: Lady Nade “Identity”
  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Sufjan Stevens
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen 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 Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • Rick Bayles: Thanks Paul. Yes, she was a real pleasure to talk to. I last saw her at Union Chapel and, in…
  • Phil From Shrewsbury: So glad you highlighted Karl Blau's contribution as support act and harmony/guitar on Laura Veirs' set. He does have a…
  • Jon Heal: It’s been quite a while since they’ve been over and I was building up my expectations to almost unreasonable heights.…

Latest interviews

Interviews

Interview: Fischer-Z’s John Watts reminisces on 50 years of making heartfelt music

October 1, 2026 0
The songs of John Watts, whether in his band Fischer-Z, in his other bands or as a solo artist, aren’t technically Americana, but everything in their construction and recording has the feel of exactly what Americana […]
Interviews

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 2
Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]
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 […]

You may have missed…

News

Uncut wants you to ask Jason Isbell some questions

March 29, 2017 0
If you’ve always wondered what Jason Isbell’s favourite colour is, whether he ever wears socks with sandals and who his favourite Hollyoaks character is (now or historical Jason, your choice!) then carpe diem as the saying […]
Album Reviews

Buford Pope “The Waiting Game” (Unchained Records, 2019)

July 3, 2019 0
Buford Pope is a name that immediately conjures up images of the Deep South, and there are a dozen small cities called Buford scattered around those states. Bufords fought for the American Revolution, and on both […]
Tracks

The Anatomy of Frank “The Sunken Coast” – Listen

October 17, 2017 0
The Sunken Coast is taken from the Virginia based folk-rock trio The Anatomy of Frank’s most recent album South America. It highlights lead singer Kyle Woolard’s soft, warm vocals and his intricate guitar plucking which weaves […]

© Americana UK 2026, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool