Americana UK

Love – is it all there is?

February 13, 2026 0

You know by now that we never miss a chance to have a themed Track special if we possibly can, and what could be more special than Valentine’s Day with all that it entails? It offers […]

Classic Clips: Tom Russell “The Last Time I Saw Hank” – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, 16th September 2017

February 13, 2026 0

Tom Russell is one of the great Americana troubadours with a back-catalogue that goes yay far, all the way back to 1976 and numbering 29 studio albums. This song is from the 2017’s “Folk Hotel” and […]

Book Review: Jay Nachman with Graham Parker and The Rumour “Graham Parker’s Howlin’ Wind”

February 13, 2026 0

A bridge of sorts between the faded pub rock scene and the about-to-emerge punk explosion, Graham Parker’s debut album “Howlin’ Wind” was an extraordinary debut, which saw the singer/songwriter lauded at the time. Sounding like an […]

Preview: Blues guitarist extraordinaire Samantha Fish heads to UK for dates

February 13, 2026 1

As regular readers will know, our delicate ears can’t cope with too much noise these days but one artist we are prepared to turn our hearing-aids up for is Kansas City, Missouri’s Samantha Smith who in […]

The latest AUK Podcast now live featuring not one but two interviews!

February 13, 2026 0

No bad luck here as Keith talks to Twang Factor winner Maggie May Treanor and Curation Records’ Sunday Mourners. Another double header this week and it’s two ends of the spectrum as we talk to Maggie […]

Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Tom Russell “The Last Time I Saw Hank” – Knuckleheads Saloon, Kansas City, 16th September 2017
Tom Russell is one of the great Americana troubadours with a back-catalogue that goes yay far, all the way back to 1976 and numbering 29 studio albums. This song is from the 2017’s “Folk Hotel” [...]
Features
Top Ten Americana Songs Of All Time: Keith Hargreaves
There have been several commendable efforts in this series before now, but the time has come for the definitive list. Each track is both a representative of a strand of listening within the genre, as [...]
Interviews
Interview: Jim White on Trey Blake and the backstory of “Precious Bane”
If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the [...]
AUK Mini-Gigs
Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Grace Morrison
You might say Grace Morrison has a singular vision. “I live in Wareham, Massachusetts, which lovingly refers to itself as “The Gateway to the Cape,” she wrote by email. If you’re driving and see the [...]
Behind the Songs
Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind
From the first, rhythmically strummed notes of Blue Mind, Tess Liautaud, the Ōtautahi-based Franco-American singer-songwriter who has immersed herself among the characters on the New Zealand roots music scene, creates a lush, twangy, rock and [...]

Track Premiere: Eric Brandt “Size Of Diamonds”

February 13, 2026 0

Eric Brandt has notched up nearly 30 years of releasing music, predominantly with the band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, but he also has four solo albums to his name and it’s the latest, Folksinger, that we’re […]

Video Premiere: Zoe FitzGerald Carter “Lying Voices” – the consequences of all that endless lying

February 13, 2026 1

The latest single from author-turned-songwriter Zoe FitzGerald Carter is a powerful political statement. She rails against the administration, expressing disbelief that Donald Trump could possibly be elected President for a second term. In ‘Lying Voices’, Carter’s […]

Something for the weekend: Charley Crockett “Kentucky Too Long”
February 13, 2026 1
Well, that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you with new music – again, the man is like a singles conveyor belt – from critically acclaimed country iconoclast Charley Crockett. In his brand [...]
Love – is it all there is?
February 13, 2026 0
You know by now that we never miss a chance to have a themed Track special if we possibly can, and what could be more special than Valentine’s Day with all that it entails? It [...]
Track Premiere: Eric Brandt “Size Of Diamonds”
February 13, 2026 0
Eric Brandt has notched up nearly 30 years of releasing music, predominantly with the band The Urban Hillbilly Quartet, but he also has four solo albums to his name and it’s the latest, Folksinger, that [...]
Video Premiere: Zoe FitzGerald Carter “Lying Voices” – the consequences of all that endless lying
February 13, 2026 1
The latest single from author-turned-songwriter Zoe FitzGerald Carter is a powerful political statement. She rails against the administration, expressing disbelief that Donald Trump could possibly be elected President for a second term. In ‘Lying Voices’, [...]
The Delines “The Meter Keeps Ticking” – trepidation, indecision
February 12, 2026 0
We can keep this short and sweet today, ‘cos we all know The Delines and the important thing for most people is going to be just how much text they need to scroll through before [...]

Recent Forum Posts

Our latest live and book reviews

Listen to our new weekly podcast!

Our latest features and interviews