Appalachian Smoke

Bluegrass Briefs: Charlotte Carrivick, Hills of Belgium, Appalachian Smoke

November 26, 2024 Tim Martin 0

Bluegrass is a worldwide phenomenon. In recent episodes we have had Eastern Europe and Canada. This time we have Belgium and Wiltshire. The circular nature of musical influences which we find in so much of the […]

Appalachian Smoke “Growing Lonely” – No good emotions this year

May 20, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, we’re starting the week with a bluegrass heartbreak story from Appalachian Smoke, who are finding moving on from the woman who doesn’t want them rather tricky: “She’s pretty as a picture, sweet as Momma’s tea […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

September 23, 2026 0

With her new recording and rehearsal studio nearing completion, Sarah McQuaid is once again heading out on the road, this time for a 9-week, 36-show coast-to-coast US tour beginning on the 11th of September, and a […]

artwork for Levi Foster's album Appalachian Funk Tree

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

September 23, 2026 0

Levi Foster takes his yarn-spinning country tunes to the heart of Hollywood. After two EPs and the success of his critically-acclaimed first album, We Made Fire, the Nashville-based singer-songwriter who draws his inspiration from the likes […]

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. […]

Album Reviews

Steel Saddle “Steel Saddle”

July 30, 2024 0

Canadian country rock with a strong soulful twist. Steel Saddle is a six-piece Canadian band from Montreal. On their debut album, their relatively orthodox country rock instrumentation of guitars (electric, acoustic, pedal steel), organ/piano, bass and […]

Videos

Video Premiere: Joseph Hunter Duncan “Rabbit Hole”

January 10, 2022 0

The simplicity of the video for ‘Rabbit Hole’ is very effective in making us focus on the lyrics and voice of Joseph Hunter Duncan, and he delivers a suitably impressive vocal performance. After beginning with echoing, […]

Interviews

Interview: Jack O’Hara on how Eggs Over Easy accidentally helped punk to develop

July 15, 2021 2

How a borrowed PA, off-brand guitars and a real piano created a new old sound. Normally, Americana UK interviews artists who are promoting an album, either of new material or a career retrospective, and in pre-COVID […]

Bluegrass Briefs: Charlotte Carrivick, Hills of Belgium, Appalachian Smoke

Appalachian Smoke “Growing Lonely” – No good emotions this year

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”

Margo Cilker “Molly & Me” – and the devil’s right hand

Video: Bird “The Lady Who Reads The Cards” – a strange but beautiful spiritual encounter