VanWyck

VanWyck “Desert Bride” – is freedom possible?

July 24, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

What is the meaning of freedom, and what values does the ability to make choices have when constraints mean that freewill can look like picking to have your limitations defined for you. These are some of […]

VanWyck “Towards The Sun” – putting down the baggage

June 17, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

It is great to be able to share a new song from the wonderfully talented VanWyck, especially since the uplifting ‘Towards the Sun‘ heralds a new album ‘Dust Chaser‘ which will be released on September 27th. […]

Pump Up The Volume – A Year of Tracks

December 20, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, another year steams away down the Americana UK Tracks, and it’s therefore time to do the annual compare and contrast in which we find just which songs you enjoyed each month dear readers, and compare […]

More People Really Should Know About: VanWyck

November 7, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

There are a number of people that I’ve become aware of through my association with Americana UK, covering a wide range of musical styles. One particularly rich and rewarding niche of the endlessly sub-dividable americana genre […]

Video Premiere: VanWyck “Make Of Me – Live”

August 10, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Here’s a first view of a new video from Christine Oele who records as VanWyck. It’s taken from an appearance at TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht, The Netherlands during the current Epic Tale of the Stranded Man tour. […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

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. […]

Live Reviews

Peter Bruntnell + Sophia Marshall, Railway Inn, Winchester, 12th September 2019

September 19, 2019 0

That the Railway Inn in Winchester has become a hotbed of Americana is due, in the main, to the sterling efforts of promoters, SC4m.co.uk, AKA the husband and wife team of Oliver and Birgit Gray. Wind […]

Album Reviews

Jett Holden “The Phoenix”

October 22, 2024 0

First release on Black Opry Records resurrects Holden’s ‘Southern Gothic country’ The title of Jett Holden’s debut album is ‘The Phoenix’, a strikingly appropriate metaphor for the place at which he currently finds himself in his […]

Videos

Video: Frank Turner “Somewhere Inbetween”

September 3, 2024 0

Frank Turner released his tenth studio album in May, the powerful ‘Undefeated’, which charted at number 1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and number 3 in the main chart. The songs are notable for their […]