Sunny War – Americana UK

Sunny War “New Day”

January 31, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Taken from her new album ‘Anarchist Gospel‘ which is released on February 3rd via New West Records, ‘New Day‘ picks away at love that is placed where maybe love should not be placed: “I’m love’s junkie […]

Video: War & Pierce “Amen”

October 15, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Fabulous finger-picking and exquisitely characterful vocals are the highlights of this soulful anthem for our times. The acclaimed guitarist and songwriter Sunny War has joined forces with soul singer Chris Pierce to release music as War […]

Video Premiere: Aristotle Jones “Streets of Osage”

Videos

December 4, 2023 0

The combination of Aristotle Jones’s smooth, mellow voice and his warm acoustic guitar is at the heart of this personal and soulful ballad. The accompanying video for ‘Streets of Osage’, created by William Walker Films, takes [...]

Something for the weekend: Ruston Kelly “Belly of the Beast”

Tracks

December 1, 2023 0

Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. If you’re an AUK supporter, your new playlist will be winging its way to you at 5pm tonight, along with our exclusive “The Best Americana [...]

Features

Jingle Bells Friday – only twenty four sleeps to go

December 1, 2023 0

Oh no – it’s actually December! How did that happen? Well, the same way that it always happens – Christmas and the annual festivities around a week off from Americana UK always seems so far [...]

Album Reviews

Our Man In The Field “Gold On The Horizon”

December 1, 2023 0

Highly anticipated sophomore album delivers on all the promise of their debut. It is now over three years since Our Man In The Field’s debut album ‘Company Of Strangers’, created such a positive impact both [...]

Classic Clips

Classic Clips: Emmylou Harris “(You Never Can Tell) C’est La Vie”, Old Grey Whistle Test 1977

December 1, 2023 3

In 1977 Emmylou Harris was at the first of many high points in her career. ‘Luxury Liner’ had come out the previous year and work had started on ‘Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town’. [...]

Interviews

Interview: Louis Michot on why it has taken over 20 years to release a solo album

November 28, 2023 0

Louis Michot reveals himself to be more than simply a purveyor of Louisiana music. As a member of the Grammy award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers singer-songwriter and fiddle player Louis Michot has released […]

Interviews

Interview: Danny O’Keefe on making circular turns and having a good time

November 21, 2023 2

Still writing new songs in his ninth decade and celebrating his catalogue. Singer-songwriters write songs, and that is exactly what Danny O’Keefe has been doing all his working life, and he is still doing it in […]

Interviews

Interview: Corey Ledet on helping preserve the Louisiana dialect Kouri-Vini through songwriting

November 14, 2023 0

Why language and culture enhance the authenticity of music. Corey Ledet is one of the leading Creole and zydeco musicians of his generation, with a Grammy nomination to prove it, and an Americana UK favourite. With […]

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Keith Hargreaves

July 13, 2023 46

As always in these prescriptive articles there must be a drawing of boundaries and Clint’s first article in the series seemed to have dealt with the idea that you should define americana in a narrow sense […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague, who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

Features

The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson

August 31, 2023 27

How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 25

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]