Americana UK

Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “The Standing Stones”

September 14, 2026 0

Standing Stones – enigmatic traces of the long past dwellers in these lands. People with their own culture, their own way of looking at the world – and even though they are long gone these remaining […]

Oil & Whiskey Musical, The Old Red Lion & Playhouse - 3rd September 2026

Live Review: Oil & Whiskey, The Old Red Lion & Playhouse, London – 3rd September 2026

September 14, 2026 0

On a night when another of the summer’s heatwaves was still in full sway, the auditorium of this pub theatre saw temperatures soar even higher as a packed house witnessed a piece of musical theatre that […]

Elaine Palmer announces Autumn UK tour

September 14, 2026 0

Buoyed by the fantastic reception for her latest album, Some Seek Silver, Some Seek Gold, North Yorkshire songwriter Elaine Palmer has announced a series of shows for the Autumn months. Released in April, the album received […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 252 “Emotions… funny things”

September 14, 2026 0

Been in a heightened state of emotion recently due to bereavement, thought I was settling down and getting back into the rhythm of things, but as I have been told a thousand times, these things are […]

Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”

September 14, 2026 0

Paula Fong is a Los Angeles-based Americana singer-songwriter, whose musical foundation began early, and from the start was diverse. Summers spent in the French countryside introduced her to Breton folk music, which left a lasting imprint […]

Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Bob Dylan “Señor (Tales of Yankee Power)”
This surreal cut from Bob Dylan’s 1978 album Street-Legal can be interpreted in many ways. Dylan himself has offered many different explanations of the song’s intricate lyrics, often contradicting his earlier descriptions. Whatever the story, [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clip: Crosby Stills Nash & Young “Don’t Be Denied” – Wembley Stadium, 1974
The early autumn of 1974 saw a gathering of fans of what later contributed to a slice of the pie known as Americana. The occasion: an all-star concert at London’s Wembley Stadium (the old one) [...]
Features
Americana Stories – John Jenkins “Just One of Those Nights”
Liverpool singer-songwriter John Jenkins and is one of our “most compelling voices in folk, Americana, and country,” as his press accurately describes him. Having seen him play live with his regular musical partner, Pippa Murdie, [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Liz Stringer
There are, of course, countless reasons why we love attending gigs and feeding on the buzz that only live music can give. On the Americana circuit that we inhabit in these pages, often at smaller [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: The Monkees “What Am I Doing Hangin’ ‘Round?” – The Monkees TV Series Episode 40, “Monkees Marooned” 1967
Growing up, I loved to watch the television show The Monkees, though looking back, I figure I wasn’t watching the episodes as they first aired, but re-runs. There were only two series of the show, [...]

Video Premiere: Rachel Swain “Ghost”

September 14, 2026 0

Here is the latest single from Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Rachel Swain. With humour, Swain refers to Ghost as her “Divorce song,” but it is actually a deeply personal song about how we continue to be […]

Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “The Kid with the Crown”

September 11, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week – it is unbelievable that 9/11 was a quarter of a century ago. I asked my son what it was the other day and he said “the number […]

Classic Clip: Crosby Stills Nash & Young “Don’t Be Denied” – Wembley Stadium, 1974

September 11, 2026 0

The early autumn of 1974 saw a gathering of fans of what later contributed to a slice of the pie known as Americana. The occasion: an all-star concert at London’s Wembley Stadium (the old one) featuring […]

David Banks to release self recorded second album on Clubhouse Records

September 11, 2026 2

Clubhouse Records is to release the second album by their newest signing, David Banks, on Friday 25th September. The new album, All The Dreams We Left Behind, is the follow-up to Banks’s 2019 debut, Until the […]

The latest AUK podcast is now available featuring Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reid and Jason McNiff

September 11, 2026 0

Another packed show with two more fabulous guests. First up, Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reid, whose album Getting There is out today, followed by AUK favourite Jason McNiff, whose Ten Blue Songs came out a couple of weeks […]

Track Premiere: Louise Bichan “The Standing Stones”
September 14, 2026 0
Standing Stones – enigmatic traces of the long past dwellers in these lands. People with their own culture, their own way of looking at the world – and even though they are long gone these [...]
Track Premiere: Paula Fong “What Are We Running From”
September 14, 2026 0
Paula Fong is a Los Angeles-based Americana singer-songwriter, whose musical foundation began early, and from the start was diverse. Summers spent in the French countryside introduced her to Breton folk music, which left a lasting [...]
Video Premiere: Rachel Swain “Ghost”
September 14, 2026 0
Here is the latest single from Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Rachel Swain. With humour, Swain refers to Ghost as her “Divorce song,” but it is actually a deeply personal song about how we continue to [...]
Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “The Kid with the Crown”
September 11, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week – it is unbelievable that 9/11 was a quarter of a century ago. I asked my son what it was the other day and he said “the [...]
Winter Stanley “Long Division” – carry the residual, man, carry the residual
September 11, 2026 0
We have to be honest with you, even if that wasn’t a good song we might well have featured it anyway – and long time readers can probably guess as to why that might be. [...]

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