Sam Kogon – Americana UK

Track Premiere: Sam Kogon “Barbed Wire”

February 3, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Sam Kogon has had a varied career so far, which has the appearance of at least stumbling always into good fortune. He briefly sang lead vocals in the reformed 1960s group The Left Banke in 2015, […]

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 [...]

Christmas Video Premiere: The Delines “Christmas In Atlantis”

Videos

December 7, 2023 0

“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 [...]

Album Reviews

Desert Life “Let It All Pass”

December 7, 2023 0

A record that contemplates lost love, our place in the universe and, as the Welsh would say, expresses a powerful sense of hiraeth. Hailing from Tenby in Wales, Desert Life comprise two multi-instrumentalists Chris Swales [...]