Americana UK

Live Review: Lucinda Williams + Ben De La Cour, The Barbican, London – 3rd February 2026

February 11, 2026 0

On this, predictably, wet and sleety night The Barbican became the centre of the Americana world, as the official Number One Greatest Americana Artist was set to take the stage with her band. There was a […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Grace Morrison

February 11, 2026 0

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 Bourne […]

Neil Young cancels EU/UK tour dates

February 11, 2026 2

Whe Neil Young announced a series of UK dates following his triumph in Hyde Park and other venues last year fans could not believe their luck and despite knowing that Ol’ Gringo turned 80 last month […]

Kiki Cavazos “Hawthorn And Heartache” – two things that’ll tear at ya

February 11, 2026 0

Kiki Cavazos has the kind of mythological musical backstory that is becoming rarer in a world that is, mostly, easier to travel. That’s a strange paradox – but few are the musicians who can claim to […]

Video: Henry Grace “This is the Place” – striving to create something greater than ourselves

February 11, 2026 0

London-born singer-songwriter Henry Grace’s latest single, ‘This is the Place’, is an absorbing song that builds incredibly to form a totally immersive anthem for the city he grew up in. After the sparse, acoustic opening – […]

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 [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Pat Reedy
Put simply, it is the quality of Pat Reedy’s blue-collar, rough-at-the-edges, honky-tonk songwriting that makes him stand out so strongly from the crowd. His songs have great, memorable melodies that you want to hear again, [...]
Interviews
Interview: Jonathan Bernstein on Justin Townes Earle, addiction, and the music that remains
Jonathan Bernstein did not set out to sanctify Justin Townes Earle, nor to reduce him to a cautionary tale. With What Do You Do When You’re Lonesome, Bernstein instead accomplishes something far more difficult: he restores [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Mary Chapin Carpenter “American Stooge”
Mary Chapin Carpenter has featured many times in the various features of these pages. As one of the greatest Americana artists to emerge from the 20th century this is hardly a surprise and over the [...]

Steep Canyon Rangers ride on to their “Next Act” in May 2026

February 10, 2026 0

GRAMMY Award-winning bluegrass and Americana ensemble Steep Canyon Rangers have unveiled their forthcoming album, “Next Act”, which will be out on 22nd May 2026 via Yep Roc Records. Recorded by Julian Dreyer at Echo Mountain Recording, […]

Interview: Tess Liautaud on the New Zealand roots scene and the songs from Blue Mind

February 10, 2026 0

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 country-soul […]

More People Really Should Know About: Pat Reedy

February 10, 2026 1

Put simply, it is the quality of Pat Reedy’s blue-collar, rough-at-the-edges, honky-tonk songwriting that makes him stand out so strongly from the crowd. His songs have great, memorable melodies that you want to hear again, even […]

Mirah “The Ballad of The Bride of Frankenstein” are we monsters

February 10, 2026 0

It’s probably just one of those strange coincidences that this song has appeared in advance of the movie The Bride, as it represents Mirah’s first release in seven years. Starting as a folky acoustic ballad, the […]

Kiki Cavazos “Hawthorn And Heartache” – two things that’ll tear at ya
February 11, 2026 0
Kiki Cavazos has the kind of mythological musical backstory that is becoming rarer in a world that is, mostly, easier to travel. That’s a strange paradox – but few are the musicians who can claim [...]
Video: Henry Grace “This is the Place” – striving to create something greater than ourselves
February 11, 2026 0
London-born singer-songwriter Henry Grace’s latest single, ‘This is the Place’, is an absorbing song that builds incredibly to form a totally immersive anthem for the city he grew up in. After the sparse, acoustic opening [...]
Mirah “The Ballad of The Bride of Frankenstein” are we monsters
February 10, 2026 0
It’s probably just one of those strange coincidences that this song has appeared in advance of the movie The Bride, as it represents Mirah’s first release in seven years. Starting as a folky acoustic ballad, [...]
Video: Kezia Gill “Gut Feeling” – when it speaks, you better listen
February 10, 2026 0
Kezia Gill has just released a new album, “All on Red”, produced and mixed in Nashville by US artist Alyssa Bonagura. It’s the first time one of Gill’s records has been pressed onto vinyl, and [...]
Steep Canyon Rangers “Heart’s The Only Compass” – with guest player Steve Martin
February 9, 2026 0
Upcoming banjo youngster Steve Martin gets a lucky break on Heart’s The Only Compass a very modern tale of love, co-incidences and fate from Steep Canyon Rangers. It’s the third track unveiled from their forthcoming [...]

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