Los Lobos

AUK’s Chain Gang: Los Lobos “Will the Wolf Survive?”

December 12, 2022 Cam Fraser 0

In the last AUK Chain Gang Guy Lincoln took us to the West Coast of Scotland and Glasgow’s snarling mavericks, James King and the Lone Wolves, but let’s catch a transatlantic flight to a very different […]

Video: Cole Gallagher “Chatting Through Steel” feat. David Hidalgo

April 19, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

‘Chatting Through Steel’ by Cole Gallagher is hugely powerful, both lyrically and musically. The words take us to the border, where Gallagher sings with heart and compassion about the plight of others. The message is tough: […]

Los Lobos win best americana album at 2022 Grammys

April 4, 2022 Mark Whitfield 0

The Grammys were held last night and without anyone getting hit in the face, it was left to the awards themselves to do the heavy lifting. Los Lobos’ lovely ‘Native Sons’ album which we raved about […]

Our top ten americana albums of 2021 – Part Two

December 21, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

Americana UK reveals its album of the year for 2021. Following a few dormant years when trying to decide on an albums of the year list we ended up scratching (and sometimes gouging) each other’s eyes […]

Clint’s Classic Clips: Guy Clark with Emmylou Harris and Los Lobos, US late night TV 1993

August 6, 2021 Clint West 0

Songwriting legend assembles a half-decent backing band to perform on US TV. In 1992 the great Guy Clark released ‘Boats to Build’ his seventh album. Alongside such notables as Rodney Crowell, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers