Americana UK

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

March 20, 2026 0

One of the success stories of the last couple of years have been Brown Horse. Since their first album Reservoir landed at the start of 2024 there has been a steady rise in their star, to […]

Stephen Wilson Jr announces UK and European tour dates for autumn 2026

March 20, 2026 0

Stephen Wilson Jr. has released the latest dates for his Gary The Torch Tour, which, in addition to shows in the US West Coast and Southeast, include a series of UK and European dates. The tour […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available – Danny George Wilson talks about new album “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 0

This week’s podcast features a smashing chat with Danny George Wilson on the day of the release of his album Arcade, as well as new songs from Book of Churches, Logan Staats, plus Butler, Blake and […]

Andy Hedges “Eight Bucks & Change” – counting up a life’s achievements

March 20, 2026 0

Andy Hedges’ latest album The Westerner is a collection of songs that straddle strands of the cowboy life and experience – whether that be on songs that are old enough now to be called traditional, and […]

Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024
One of the success stories of the last couple of years have been Brown Horse. Since their first album Reservoir landed at the start of 2024 there has been a steady rise in their star, [...]
Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Davidson
This is the final AUK writers’ choice of Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time. Watch out for the countdown to the song voted Number 1, coming shortly. I finalised this feature knowing Moses had [...]
Columns
AUK Back Pages No. 23
So, welcome to 2012. There’s a new cover design for the monthly CD sent out to the Friends Of Americana UK, all packed with a selection of songs plucked from the latest releases, along with [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Demi Marriner
The title of this piece is “More People Really Should Know About“, but I’d wager that more people have come across Demi Marriner and her work than realise, so perhaps the piece should be entitled [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”
The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was [...]

Video Premiere: Cuchulain “It’s Always Something”

March 20, 2026 0

The new single from singer-songwriter Cuchulain is full of humour, presenting us with a range of crazy situations and challenging circumstances. In his laid-back, conversational style, Cuchulain shares things that go wrong, and it’s a theme […]

The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Davidson

March 19, 2026 0

This is the final AUK writers’ choice of Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time. Watch out for the countdown to the song voted Number 1, coming shortly. I finalised this feature knowing Moses had left […]

Live Review: Charm Of Finches, Stables 2, Wavendon – 28th February 2026

March 19, 2026 0

The regular agenda in the side-room music space Stables 2 is that the named act will appear alone, and do two sets of around 45 minutes each. The arrangement of the room is a measure of […]

Book Review: Peter Wolf “Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses”

March 19, 2026 0

It’s hard to imagine a rock ‘n’ roller’s memoir that is as easy to read as Peter Wolf’s Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses. Readers will find raspy, rambling, raucous vignettes of […]

Shakey Graves shows his “Fondness, Etc.” for the UK with some summer dates and an album

March 19, 2026 0

Shakey Graves, one of America’s most inventive DIY musicians and singer-songwriters, has announced the forthcoming release of his new fifth studio album, Fondness, Etc. which is slated to release on May 15th on Secret Identity / […]

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”
March 20, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total [...]
Andy Hedges “Eight Bucks & Change” – counting up a life’s achievements
March 20, 2026 0
Andy Hedges’ latest album The Westerner is a collection of songs that straddle strands of the cowboy life and experience – whether that be on songs that are old enough now to be called traditional, [...]
Video Premiere: Cuchulain “It’s Always Something”
March 20, 2026 0
The new single from singer-songwriter Cuchulain is full of humour, presenting us with a range of crazy situations and challenging circumstances. In his laid-back, conversational style, Cuchulain shares things that go wrong, and it’s a [...]
Folk Tracks Roundup – March 2026
March 19, 2026 0
Here’s another half a dozen or so new folk tracks for your delectation and delight. Quite a varied crop, with a couple looking to future directions for folk, a couple of Irish-inspired productions and a [...]
Video Premiere: The Delines “Scenes From The Burrows”
March 19, 2026 0
We are absolutely delighted to premiere this short concert from Americana UK favourites The Delines, recorded at Scenic Burrows Studio, where the band’s recent albums have been put together. Scenes From the Burrows is a [...]

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