Americana UK

David Picco “Still Doubt It” – Funked up Americana via Texas and Toronto

June 20, 2024 0

Funked up americana via Texas and Toronto on David Picco’s new track ‘Still Doubt It’. Canadian songwriter Picco released his news album ‘Until Now’ on 30th May. ‘Still Doubt It’ is the first single and features […]

Live Review: Sam Lee, The Round Chapel, London – 13th June 2024

June 20, 2024 0

Sam Lee certainly knows how to pick a venue – the Round Chapel in Hackney is a late Victorian non-conformist church that has undergone extensive refurbishment making the historic building into as much an arts venue […]

Andrew Combs returns with a new album, single and tour dates! Is it Christmas?

June 20, 2024 0

Loose alumni Andrew Combs returns to the fray this month with the announcement of a brand new album “Dream Pictures” that will be released on August 23rd as well as its lead single ‘Eventide’ which is […]

Live Review: The Wood Brothers + The Bygones – Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, North Carolina, 10th June 2024

June 20, 2024 0

Sing about your troubles. That may well have been the phrase the Wood Brothers needed to hear to prompt the resumption of their 2024 summer tour. Frankly, it was shocking ‘Sing About It’ wasn’t included among […]

Amanda Cook “Last Road Going Home” – is this my turning?

June 20, 2024 0

The latest single from Amanda Cook is a gloriously banjo led bluegrass number, that blends the saddest of lyrics with that sparkling joyful sound, it’s the magical contradiction that underpins the best of bluegrass. Now entering […]

Essentials

Essentials: The Top 10 Allison Russell Songs

It can be a bit strange when an artist you’ve been listening to and seeing for over 15 years is nominated for an Emerging Artist award as Allison Russell was for the 2021 American Honours [...]
Interviews

Interview: Emily Barker on “Fragile as Humans”

Bringing a more contemporary songwriter feel to americana and folk. It is four years since Emily Barker released “A Dark Murmuration” of words, and her new album “Fragile as Humans” is the chance listeners have [...]
Features

More People Really Should Know About: Joe Hicks

Delving through ticket stubs can be a useful way to remember some of those acts you’ve come across down the years, deserving of much wider recognition than a place in a shoe box. No search [...]
Columns

AUK Shortcuts : Rachel Sumner, Chris Castle, Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards, Palomino Kings, Memorial and The Texas Trio

Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music [...]
Features

For the Sake of the Song: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson “Highwayman”

In the mid-1980s, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash formed a supergroup, eventually known as The Highwaymen, recording and performing intermittently over a period of 10 years, during which time they released [...]

Video: Leif Vollebekk “Moondog”

June 20, 2024 0

Leif Vollebekk mediates on love, fate, family and magic in the video for his latest single ‘Moondog’. The video finds the Canadian singer-songwriter out in the Norwegian countryside performing ‘Moondog’ alongside a tranquil pond. The song […]

Get the flock out of here! The Sheepdogs announce UK dates for autumn 2024

June 19, 2024 0

Grab your whistle and put on your wellies, Canada’s rock n’ roll sons and purveyors of good-time musical vibes, The Sheepdogs, have just announced they are heading across the Atlantic for a run of 21 shows […]

Brigid O'Neill live at Green Note London 4 June 2024

Live Review: Brigid O’Neill, Basement at the Green Note, London – 4th June 2024

June 19, 2024 0

Intimate is perhaps an overused adjective for gigs in smaller venues, but it is certainly appropriate for the basement at London’s Green Note. Watching Bridget O’Neill perform two sets, with her son Cian McGrory joining her […]

Wild Ponies announce new album “Dreamers”

June 19, 2024 0

Nashville-based duo Wild Ponies have announced their forthcoming LP, “Dreamers”, due out on 2nd August 2024. The duo, who featured in AUK’s ‘More People Should Really Know About’ feature earlier this year, is the project of […]

Track Premiere: Massy Ferguson “So Long Carry On”

June 19, 2024 0

Massy Ferguson returns with the new single ‘So Long, Carry On‘, which features guest vocals from folk roots singer Zan Fiskum, known for her work on Season 18 of NBC’s The Voice. It’s the title track […]

David Picco “Still Doubt It” – Funked up Americana via Texas and Toronto

June 20, 2024 0

Funked up americana via Texas and Toronto on David Picco’s new track ‘Still Doubt It’. Canadian songwriter Picco released his news album ‘Until Now’ on 30th May. ‘Still Doubt It’ is the first single and [...]
Amanda Cook “Last Road Going Home” – is this my turning?

June 20, 2024 0

The latest single from Amanda Cook is a gloriously banjo led bluegrass number, that blends the saddest of lyrics with that sparkling joyful sound, it’s the magical contradiction that underpins the best of bluegrass. Now [...]
Video: Leif Vollebekk “Moondog”

June 20, 2024 0

Leif Vollebekk mediates on love, fate, family and magic in the video for his latest single ‘Moondog’. The video finds the Canadian singer-songwriter out in the Norwegian countryside performing ‘Moondog’ alongside a tranquil pond. The [...]
Track Premiere: Massy Ferguson “So Long Carry On”

June 19, 2024 0

Massy Ferguson returns with the new single ‘So Long, Carry On‘, which features guest vocals from folk roots singer Zan Fiskum, known for her work on Season 18 of NBC’s The Voice. It’s the title [...]
Video: Tom Andes “Static on Every Station”

June 19, 2024 0

Louisiana based singer-songwriter Tom Andes mines 90’s nostalgia in the video for his new song ‘Static on Every Station’. Written twenty years ago, Andes unearthed the song to record it with a current sound. The [...]

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