American Flyer – Americana UK

Americana Vinyl Treasures: American Flyer “American Flyer”

November 6, 2023 Rick Bayles 8

I thought I’d say something about an Americana Vinyl Treasure that I only recently unearthed, though I’ve been looking for it for a while. American Flyer are a very interesting band and their debut, self-titled album […]

Forgotten Artists – American Flyer/Fuller & Kaz

October 12, 2020 Rick Bayles 3

It’s Forgotten Artists time again and this time around I’m taking a look at a band and duo that burned brightly and briefly but left a lasting impression with some outstanding music.

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Lyndon Bolton

Features

December 7, 2023 0

In the introduction to his book ‘Americanaland- Where Country & Western Met Rock ’n’ Roll’ music writer of four decades John Milward wrote, “Americana is hard to define but easier to recognise” before quoting the [...]

Jaspar Lepak “P Is For Placenta” – celebrating the powerhouse of life

Tracks

December 7, 2023 0

There are, indeed, few things that can’t have a song written about them, but we’ll admit that, probably like you dear reader, this one was a bit of a surprise. But Jaspar Lepak has addressed [...]

Videos

Christmas Video Premiere: The Delines “Christmas In Atlantis”

December 7, 2023 2

“OK, should we start?” says Willy Vlautin and all we can do is nod an enthusiastic affirmative. It’s no secret that Americana UK is deeply enamoured of The Delines – as any right-thinking person would [...]

Columns

View from Across La Manche #20 – from our own correspondent

December 7, 2023 0

It’s so hard to say Au Revoir, so let’s just say Hors d’Oeuvre. Autumn arrived with something of a bang a few weeks back. On October 16th it was 28C and bright sunshine, on October [...]

Album Reviews

Bluegrass Briefs – Hildaland, The Joy River’s Special Band, Mighty Poplar, Cory Walker

December 7, 2023 0

It sometimes takes a while to build up a few suitable releases to feature in Bluegrass Briefs, but when the good stuff comes along, it’s worth waiting for. Hildaland’s debut album ‘Sule Skerry’ could easily [...]

Interviews

Interview: Julian Taylor has many irons in the fire, and can’t wait to see “his” band again

December 6, 2023 1

The Deputy Editor finally managed to bridge the time gap to talk to Julian Taylor at home in Canada. He explained about how his latest albums came about, spoke about his new career-spanning release, and confessed […]

Interviews

Interview: Robert Rex Waller Jr. on why he decided to show his pop country side and cry

December 5, 2023 0

How a challenging vocal journey has led to growth as an artist. I See Hawks In L.A. have helped keep West Coast country rock alive in the 21st Century, and founder member Robert Rex Waller Jr. […]

Interviews

Interview: Louis Michot on why it has taken over 20 years to release a solo album

November 28, 2023 0

Louis Michot reveals himself to be more than simply a purveyor of Louisiana music. As a member of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers singer-songwriter and fiddle player Louis Michot has released […]

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 46

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

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 was […]

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

August 31, 2023 27

How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 25

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]