Oliver Gray

Live Review: Courtney Marie Andrews + Charlie Jonas Walter, St Mary’s Church – Twyford, Hampshire – 23rd October 2025

October 29, 2025 NickBarber 0

It’s been two long years since Courtney Marie Andrews graced these shores, so it was perhaps unsurprising that her autumn 2025 run of smaller, but characterful venues sold out in short time. The first date of […]

Book review: Oliver Gray “Austin Healing – Cautionary Tales From 20 Years Of SXSW”

November 14, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

Oliver Gray should be known to AUK readers as our regular Austin correspondent having reviewed the annual SXSW Festival for us over several years. He is, of course, not an Austinite, nor even American. He is […]

Film Premiere: “Man Behind The Stage” – A tale of rock and roll obsession

April 4, 2022 Paul Kerr 1

Americana UK is proud to present the online premiere of “Man Behind The Stage”. A documentary on one man’s passion for live music. Behind the scenes of every gig, be it an open mic night or […]

Book Review – Oliver Gray “Banjo On My Knee: Music Travels In The American South” (Sarsen Press, 2019)

August 21, 2019 Paul Kerr 0

Aside from being a music promoter and author, Oliver Gray is Americana UK’s very own version of Radio 4’s From Our Own Correspondent with his annual missives from Austin’s South By Southwest Festival. Surprisingly, for a […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

August 6, 2026 0

March, 2026, walking down Islington High Street in the rain, heading for the hallowed Union Chapel, the anticipation of seeing Samantha Crain live was palpable. Too many years had gone by since a summer night at […]

Bird “Held Here Together”

August 6, 2026 0

Atmospheric strings build a soundscape from folk and psych to support excellent songs. Singer-Songwriter Bird, otherwise known as Janie Price, has released a new full-length album. Held Here Together is made up of her two recent […]

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

August 6, 2026 0

It was a hot night in the West End, but thankfully the air conditioning was cool at Denmark Street’s Lower Third. This was Joshua Ray Walker’s first show in London since recovering from stage 3 bowel […]

Live Review: Courtney Marie Andrews + Charlie Jonas Walter, St Mary’s Church – Twyford, Hampshire – 23rd October 2025

Book review: Oliver Gray “Austin Healing – Cautionary Tales From 20 Years Of SXSW”

Film Premiere: “Man Behind The Stage” – A tale of rock and roll obsession

Book Review – Oliver Gray “Banjo On My Knee: Music Travels In The American South” (Sarsen Press, 2019)

Essentials: The Top 10 Samantha Crain Songs

Bird “Held Here Together”

Live Review: Joshua Ray Walker + Malin Pettersen, The Lower Third, London – 28th July 2026

Phil Odgers & John Kettle “The War is Over – The Songs of Phil Ochs Vol 2”

Freddy Trujillo takes flight with his fifth solo album