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
  • [ September 24, 2026 ] The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks Features
  • [ September 24, 2026 ] Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool” Album Reviews
  • [ September 24, 2026 ] Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart News
  • [ September 24, 2026 ] Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?” Album Reviews
  • [ September 24, 2026 ] Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road” Features
HomeReviewsAlbum Reviews

Album Reviews

Album Reviews

Frankie Lee “Stillwater” (Loose Records, 2019)

May 28, 2019 Louie Joe 1
Frankie Lee knows a thing or two about hypnotizing his listeners. For good reason, the Minnesota born and raised singer-songwriter has spent his younger years in the wide open Midwest, where time barely leaves a mark […]
Album Reviews

Secret Emchy Society “Mark’s Yard: The Campfire Covers” (Independent, 2018)

May 28, 2019 John Vaites 0
This is the second full length offering from Oakland, California’s “first lady of queer country” Cindy Emchy and her spirited band of folky musician friends.  As the title suggests it’s an open air politely rambunctious lo-fi […]
Album Reviews

The Felice Brothers “Undress” (Yep Roc, 2019)

May 24, 2019 Steven Howlett 2
‘Undress’ is the Felice Brothers’ 14th album, the first album of new material for three years and something of a treat. Another of those ‘recorded live’ records (though not quite, this one has minimal overdubs), it […]
Album Reviews

Russ Tolman “Goodbye El Dorado” (Blue Rose Records, 2019)

May 24, 2019 Graham McCusker 0
‘Goodbye El Dorado’ is the eighth solo release from True West frontman and founder Russ Tolman. Written in the midst of a sabbatical in Osaka, Japan, it is a love letter to his US homeland and […]
Album Reviews

Ryan Thompson & The Delicate Hounds “Waiting on a Ghost” (Independent, 2019)

May 23, 2019 Andrew Frolish 0
The debut album from Sacramento-based Ryan Thompson delivers country-infused Americana that showcases his solid song-writing skills. In his own words, Thompson says: “I did not spend my twenties on the music scene, trying to make a […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 762 763 764 … 1,021 »

Support Americana UK!

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

our latest posts

Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

Features
September 24, 2026 0
Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

Album Reviews
September 24, 2026 0

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

News
September 24, 2026 0

Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”

Album Reviews
September 24, 2026 0

Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”

Features
September 24, 2026 0
Dean Owenswith John Convertino and Joey Burns
Features

The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks

September 24, 2026 0
It’s week 2 of the search for our writers’ Top 10 UK americana albums, and Jonathan Hincks will doubt add to the debate with his choice, as follows: With the hands of the Doomsday Clock edging […]
Album artwork for The Fool by Embla and the Karldotters
Album Reviews

Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”

September 24, 2026 0
Norwegian queer-country assertively and affectionately delivering. Embla Karidotter was the drummer for Norwegian indie band Razika for 13 years, before she chose to change direction and build on her love of country music with new band […]
News

Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart

September 24, 2026 0
On the 16th of October, Béla Fleck is to release the recording of a stellar Nashville night as a live album called Live Heart. On January 8, 2022, he and a multigenerational gang of musical heavy […]

  • The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Jonathan Hincks
  • Embla and the Karidotters “The Fool”
  • Béla Fleck releases live album to celebrate his Bluegrass Heart
  • Izzie Walsh “Where Do We Go From Here?”
  • Americana Stories – Stephen Eyre “On the road”
  • Vox Continental: September 2026
  • Family Stereo “Remedy” – heartbreak beckons
  • Video Premiere: Elli de Mon “Strange Fruit”
  • AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026
  • Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”
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
  • Tim Martin: Thanks John good to hear, me too. It may have the odd typo, but it's all mine.
  • Tim Martin: I find AI very useful as a research tool, prompt writing is a skill in itself. In my commercial world…
  • Tim Martin: Thanks Ian

Latest interviews

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. […]

You may have missed…

artwork for Saltwater Hank album "Gal üünx wil lu Holtga Liimi"
Album Reviews

Saltwater Hank “Gal’ üünx wil lu Holtga Liimi” – An Album of Indigenous Resistance

August 2, 2023 0
Where the traditional voice of the ‘Ts’msyen language’ meets the traditional sound of Nashville Country. Saltwater Hank is the nom de plum of songwriter, fiddle player, and guitarist Jeremy Pahl, a member of the Gitk’a’ata Ts’msyen […]
Videos

Video Premiere: Benjamin William Pike “Somebody Else’s Tears”

October 15, 2018 0
A great track from Leeds-based Benjamin William Pike that has something of John Prine about it, which of course is a very good thing.  It’ll appear on his upcoming third album which will hopefully be out […]
Artwork for Mac Leaphart album "Motel Breakfast"
Album Reviews

Mac Leaphart “Motel Breakfast”

October 15, 2024 0
Upbeat honky-tonk, rock and roll – play loud. Riotous, exciting, and right out of the bar room, Mac Leaphart returns with his album “Motel Breakfast”, where waffles are shaped like Texas and life is good. This […]

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