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For The Sake Of The Song: Rod MacDonald “American Jerusalem”

June 22, 2026 1

When I first started subscribing to Americana UK back in 2016, it was like having all my birthdays and Christmas come at once, as it supplied me with a daily diet of everything happening in the […]

Live Review: Emmylou Harris, The Farewell Tour, De Doelen Rotterdam – 20th May 2026

June 22, 2026 0

Electrifying, scarily powerful and quietly charismatic to the last, Harris runs the rule one final time in Europe over her exceptionally long career. Perhaps one of the most touching moments of the Emmylou Harris Farewell Tour […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 241 “The Rugby”

June 22, 2026 0

Not the usual subject of this column, but as a fellow of Northampton, I’m heading to Twickenham tomorrow, driving a coach-load of supporters for the Prem Final. Exciting times for the town as the club seems […]

Brian Fallon “Pearls” – hey, hang on just a moment fella

June 22, 2026 0

Pearls is the latest single from the solo album Not Bad For New Jersey (arriving via his own Lesser Known Records at all DSPs and streaming services on Thursday, September 10th) by The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian […]

Video: Bandits on the Run “Rough Magic” – chaos is inevitable

June 22, 2026 0

Restrained and delicate, the new single from New York’s Bandits on the Run is a beautifully-crafted ballad. In contrast to many songs from the Bandits, the gentle instrumentation in Rough Magic is sparse, which serves to […]

Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Rod MacDonald “American Jerusalem”
When I first started subscribing to Americana UK back in 2016, it was like having all my birthdays and Christmas come at once, as it supplied me with a daily diet of everything happening in [...]
Features
Americana Stories – Vicki Wilson “Keeping Warm”
For our second Americana story we have a contribution from Vicki Wilson, a journalist, poet, playwright, songwriter, and fiction writer. She lives with her husband and son in New York. She has also sent us [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Teddy Thompson “She Thinks I Still Care” – Transatlantic Sessions, 2013
Teddy Thompson has never been shy about his love of classic country; heck, in 2023 he released a full album of country covers titled simply My Love of Country, but before that, back in 2007, [...]
Interviews
Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin [...]
Anniversary Cheers
Anniversary Cheers: Darren Hayman and the Long Parliament “The Violence”
English folk chronicler re-releases his finest achievement, remastered and with extra tracks and a bonus EP re-release. Darren Hayman is an Essex boy, born in Brentwood in 1970. Although he was influenced by the emergence [...]

Something for the weekend: Clem Snide “Where Have You Gone”

June 19, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week and we can’t let today pass without acknowledging the massive sense of relief after last night. Maybe the Reform guy is a better plumber than politician, although you […]

Shearwater return with “The New World” next month

June 19, 2026 0

Shearwater’s new album The New World will be released on 31st July 2026 via the band’s own Polyborus label in partnership with Secretly Distribution. In the past quarter-century, Shearwater slyly became a distinctive, consistent and adventurous […]

Americana Stories – Vicki Wilson “Keeping Warm”

June 19, 2026 0

For our second Americana story we have a contribution from Vicki Wilson, a journalist, poet, playwright, songwriter, and fiction writer. She lives with her husband and son in New York. She has also sent us one […]

Classic Clips: Teddy Thompson “She Thinks I Still Care” – Transatlantic Sessions, 2013

June 19, 2026 0

Teddy Thompson has never been shy about his love of classic country; heck, in 2023 he released a full album of country covers titled simply My Love of Country, but before that, back in 2007, his […]

Live Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit + Will Johnson, Royal Albert Hall, London – 11th June 2026

June 19, 2026 0

The Royal Albert Hall is large and atmospheric, impressing physically whilst looming large in the national psyche. It recalls a nation’s history whilst representing a vast cultural heritage, and it vibrantly continues to foster the joy […]

Brian Fallon “Pearls” – hey, hang on just a moment fella
June 22, 2026 0
Pearls is the latest single from the solo album Not Bad For New Jersey (arriving via his own Lesser Known Records at all DSPs and streaming services on Thursday, September 10th) by The Gaslight Anthem’s [...]
Video: Bandits on the Run “Rough Magic” – chaos is inevitable
June 22, 2026 0
Restrained and delicate, the new single from New York’s Bandits on the Run is a beautifully-crafted ballad. In contrast to many songs from the Bandits, the gentle instrumentation in Rough Magic is sparse, which serves [...]
Something for the weekend: Clem Snide “Where Have You Gone”
June 19, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we can’t let today pass without acknowledging the massive sense of relief after last night. Maybe the Reform guy is a better plumber than politician, although [...]
Beth Peabody “Get It Out” – gonna shake off the bad vibes
June 19, 2026 0
Get It Out is one side of the new double-track single from Beth Peabody, who has been a key member of the Jim Basnight Band since 2019, and after seven years of incredible harmonies, she [...]
Video: Leah Blevins “Diggin’ In The Coal” (Live From Easy Eye Sound)
June 19, 2026 0
Enjoy the new performance video for Diggin’ In The Coal from Kentucky-born singer-songwriter Leah Blevins, recorded live at Easy Eye Sound. Over gorgeously warm twin acoustic guitars, Blevins delivers a pure, perfect country vocal performance that [...]

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