Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album/EP Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book reviews
  • Features
    • AUK’s Chain Gang
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Essentials
    • I Write the Songs
    • Lost Albums
    • Obituaries
    • Small Venue Heroes
    • The Other Side of Me
    • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
    • Unsung Heroes
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Columns
    • Americana Roots
    • Shuffle
    • Sounds from the Shed
    • View from Across La Manche
    • What Should I Do…
  • Gig Guide
  • Info
    • Contact Us!
    • Want to submit something for review?
    • Support Americana UK
    • Want to write for Americana UK?
    • Cookie Policy
    • Advertise on Americana UK
    • Home
  • Archive
    • AmericanA to Z
    • A Night to Remember
    • Dirty Dozens
    • Home Life
    • Political Pops
    • Studio Life
    • The Twang Factor
    • Top 10 albums ever
    • Van Life
    • Whatever Happened To…
    • WITATA
Our latest posts
  • [ August 12, 2022 ] Rowsie “Searching” EP Album Reviews
  • [ August 12, 2022 ] Track Premiere: The Kipsies “Be Still” Tracks
  • [ August 12, 2022 ] Video: Steve Forbert “On the Streets of This Town” Videos
  • [ August 11, 2022 ] AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Alasdair Fotheringham Features
  • [ August 11, 2022 ] Skinny Dyck “Palace Waiting” EP Album Reviews
HomeReviewsBook reviews

Book reviews

Album Reviews

Multimedia Review: Mat Callahan “Songs of Slavery and Emancipation”

July 29, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Books Editor Rick Bayles writes – Songs of ‘Slavery and Emancipation’ is the last project our sadly departed colleague, Gordon Sharpe, took on for review. His sudden and unexpected death meant that he never got […]

Book reviews

Book Review – Courtney S. Lennon “Live Forever: The Songwriting Legacy of Billy Joe Shaver”

July 27, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

Billy Joe Shaver is one of those songwriters that never received a lot of attention on this side of the Atlantic, which is a shame, because he was one of the best writers that country […]

Book reviews

Book Review – Michael Goldberg “Wicked Game: The True Story of Guitarist James Calvin Wilsey”

June 22, 2022 Rick Bayles 1

Way back, in the October of 2020, I set out to write an article, for our ‘Unsung Heroes of Americana’ series, on the guitarist James Calvin Wilsey. I sincerely wish this book had been around […]

Book reviews

Paperback Riders: Bob Dylan “Chronicles Volume One”

May 27, 2022 Gordon Sharpe 1

Books Editor, Rick Bayles, writes – When Gordon submitted this latest article for his ‘Paperback Riders’ series neither of us knew it would, sadly, be his last. It has been a genuine pleasure to work […]

Album Reviews

Multimedia (Book/Music) review –  Darden Smith “Western Skies”

March 30, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

A Multi-Media release that combines photography, lyrics, essays and songs to paint a bigger picture. Back in 1989, I stumbled across a very interesting album. “Evidence” saw The Bible’s Boo Hewerdine teamed with a young […]

Posts navigation

1 2 … 9 »
  • Rowsie “Searching” EP
  • Track Premiere: The Kipsies “Be Still”
  • Video: Steve Forbert “On the Streets of This Town”
  • AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Alasdair Fotheringham
  • Skinny Dyck “Palace Waiting” EP
  • Various Artists “Luke Schneider Presents Imaginational Anthem Vol. XI : Chrome Universal – A Survey of Modern Pedal Steel”
  • StevieRay Latham “The Hinterland EP”
  • Broken Forest “Spirit Of The Meadows” – the skylarks ascending
  • Video: Tami Neilson “Kingmaker”
  • Classic Americana Albums: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris “Trio”
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Celtic Connections Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell John Murry Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson Tom Petty Townes Van Zandt Wilco Willie Nelson Yola
  • petegt1956: Anna is on tour in the UK with Jeffrey Williams late August early September
  • Gary: I saw Willy at the Dorothy Pax in Sheffield last year. He was great and spent a long time chatting…
  • Andrew Smith: Try the Nina Simone version , an octave lower but absolutely haunting. All three are good it’s just a well…

AUK Mailing List

Artwork for 'Searching' by Rowsie
Album Reviews

Rowsie “Searching” EP

August 12, 2022 0

Everything’s coming up Rowsie. The first thing one might notice about up-and-coming London band Rowsie is their particular mix of ages and genders – two gentlemen (singer Richard Rothenberg and bassist Alan D. Boyd) with […]

Skinny Dyck 'Palace Waiting' EP artwork
Album Reviews

Skinny Dyck “Palace Waiting” EP

August 11, 2022 0

Another slice of steel-based retro country from this Canadian traditionalist. Ryan ‘Skinny’ Dyck is a Canadian country singer from Lethbridge, Alberta, who is beginning to develop quite a reputation for his twang-based Bakersfield sound. His […]

Album Reviews

Various Artists “Luke Schneider Presents Imaginational Anthem Vol. XI : Chrome Universal – A Survey of Modern Pedal Steel”

August 11, 2022 0

Beautifully played and versatile but an album whose audience might be limited. Well, that’s an album title that just rolls off the tongue. If you plan to buy this at the record store you’ll need […]

Subscribe to Americana UK

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of every new posts by email. Note - this might be annoying so alternatively you can use the Mailchimp daily digest which is in this sidebar further up.

No Picture
Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 2

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 […]

No Picture
News

Introducing ‘The Twang Factor’ – AUK’s showcase for new artists

September 17, 2020 2

Another reminder about this one everyone! At AUK we are firm believers in supporting new talent, especially in the current difficult environment. We are therefore putting our money where our mouth is by introducing ‘The […]

No Picture
Features

This website kills fascists – Vote for hope today

December 12, 2019 16

Today dear reader is one of the most important days for this country that we’ve faced in decades, certainly since 1979. I wrote a piece a couple of years ago on the day of 2017’s […]

Latest interviews

Interview: Morgan Wade on “Reckless” and covering “Suspicious Minds”

August 2, 2022 0

Interview: Tami Neilson the Canadian born New Zealand country soul star and Kingmaker

July 26, 2022 0

Black Deer Festival Interview: Native Harrow

July 22, 2022 2

Interview: Nicki Bluhm on writing about her life and her country soul

July 19, 2022 0

Interview: Josh Rouse on conceiving his new album in a Spanish bar

July 18, 2022 0

Donate to Americana UK

If you enjoy what you'r reading, please help us keep this site free from annoying pop-up ads by donating to our running costs. To paraphrase Dolly, we will always love you (and be hugely grateful)

Artwork for 'Searching' by Rowsie

Rowsie “Searching” EP

Album Reviews
August 12, 2022 0

Everything’s coming up Rowsie. The first thing one might notice about up-and-coming London band Rowsie is their particular mix of ages and genders – two gentlemen (singer Richard Rothenberg and bassist Alan D. Boyd) with […]

Track Premiere: The Kipsies “Be Still”

Tracks
August 12, 2022 0

The Kipsies are a band based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who make a roots influenced music that draws on traditional bluegrass and old-time instrumentation, but with a progressive and modern sound that blends in elements […]

Video: Steve Forbert “On the Streets of This Town”

Videos
August 12, 2022 0

It’s retro Friday once again, which means that we’re dipping into the archives to find some great music from years gone by.  This week it’s the turn of the legendary Steve Forbert.  ‘On the Streets […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Alasdair Fotheringham

Features
August 11, 2022 0

If the truth be known, and no disrespect intended, it’s always struck me as a little odd to start a list of ‘Top 10… whatever’ by emphasising the purely personal nature of the choices and […]

Skinny Dyck 'Palace Waiting' EP artwork

Skinny Dyck “Palace Waiting” EP

Album Reviews
August 11, 2022 0

Another slice of steel-based retro country from this Canadian traditionalist. Ryan ‘Skinny’ Dyck is a Canadian country singer from Lethbridge, Alberta, who is beginning to develop quite a reputation for his twang-based Bakersfield sound. His […]

  • Advertise on Americana UK

    If you’re a promoter, label or an artist looking to gain some exposure for your next release or tour dates, we accept advertising on Americana UK for artists relevant to our audience who we think [...]
  • Contact Us!

    Contact us using the form at the base of this page, or for a specific writer email us at this format: firstname.surname@americana-uk.com  (not all staff writers have AUK emails set up so if it bounces, [...]
  • Support Americana UK

    Americana UK is basically a non-commercial site, save for the odd audience-tailored americana ad, which relies on all the writers including myself doing what we do in our spare time. If you’re able to help [...]
  • Want to submit something for review?

    If you’re thinking of sending us your new album or EP for review, please read the instructions below carefully. Or carelessly, your choice. “I’m a promoter, label and/or artist and would like to send Americana [...]

© Americana UK 2021, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool

 

Loading Comments...