Memorial

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

June 18, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

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 websites […]

Folk Tracks Roundup, May 2024

May 21, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s time to dip the glass once more into the rich punchbowl of folk and swig deep on the varied content to be found therein. Ah, folk, it contains multitudes. And to prove that we’ve got […]

Video: Memorial “Honest”

April 29, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is the beautifully-shot video for Memorial’s recent single ‘Honest’. It’s a gently rhythmic and hugely atmospheric song that takes us into the life of a man struggling with his own private depression. Featuring a gorgeous […]

AMA-UK Awards cancelled – award ceremony to be streamed online

January 21, 2022 Emily Dongray 0

The Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) has, with great regret, announced that UK Americana Music Week, due to take place in Hackney, London over January 24-27th, has been cancelled. This is due to the current COVID-19 […]

UK Americana Awards 2022 nominations announced

November 17, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

The annual AMA-UK Music Week is once again taking place in London this coming January 23-27th. The three-day multi-venue festival will showcase over 70 artists from the UK, Europe, America, and Canada and includes talks, industry […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 0

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

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 […]

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

Thea Gilmore “Thea Gilmore”

January 5, 2024 2

Thea Gilmore sheds the Afterlight and emerges as her own person in fascinating change of direction. Thea Gilmore is something of a national treasure, as she has produced about 20 albums in the last twenty-five years, […]

Videos

Video: Carson McHone “Hawks Don’t Share”

October 25, 2021 0

Carson McHone’s new single ‘Hawks Don’t Share‘ was recorded with Ontario’s Daniel Romano, and is a literary allusion to the creative sabotage that often confronts artistic alliances. A pair of sparring electric guitars sets the scene, […]

Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With it, Can’t Live Without It: Warren Zevon

December 11, 2024 6

I suppose part of the worth of this feature is, having selected an artist, you choose a favourite album, and then, pick another and damn it with faint praise. Here at AUK we’re not really in […]

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

Folk Tracks Roundup, May 2024

Video: Memorial “Honest”

AMA-UK Awards cancelled – award ceremony to be streamed online

UK Americana Awards 2022 nominations announced

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

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

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”