Americana UK

Section House “Hobo’s Lonesome Blues” – discarded and alone…

March 10, 2026 0

This latest example of a bluegrass tune that we’ve had to hand has a very traditional feel to it – and that’s no accident because Section House is something of a supergroup but together to channel […]

Video: Bandits on the Run “Am I Your Mirror?” – or are you my window?

March 10, 2026 0

New York band Bandits on the Run have just released a new feel-good video for Am I Your Mirror?, an uplifting song that explores the complex spaces between people who love one another. Lyrically, the song […]

Live Review: Maggie May Treanor + Steady Habits, Betsey Trotwood, London – 1st March 2026

March 9, 2026 0

A first visit to the tiny Betsey Trotwood – a charming old-school pub a short, scenic walk from King’s Cross – felt like the perfect setting for an intimate evening of americana. Somehow, they have fitted […]

Cut Worms release their Tweedy produced album “Transmitter” this week

March 9, 2026 0

Cut Worms, the project of Max Clarke, has announced his fourth full-length record, Transmitter, due for release on 13th March 2026 via Jagjaguwar. Produced by Jeff Tweedy at Wilco’s Loft studio. Ahead of the album release, […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 224 “Soundtracking”

March 9, 2026 0

Being a committed musicphile (is there such a word?) I tend to approach every situation in life, hearing a soundtrack in my head for most situations, and I’d like to ask the readership if this is […]

Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Mr. Bojangles” – 1970
Over a lengthy career, only now drawing to a close, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are assured of one thing, that their groundbreaking 1972 triple album, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, is their eternal claim [...]
Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Mark Whitfield
For all the years I’ve been Editor of AUK, I’ve been itching for us to do a best song of all time feature. We’ve had so many “best of” series in recent years covering artists, [...]
Interviews
Interview: Toad the Wet Sprocket – forty years of awkward grace
At 55, Glen Phillips sounds both reflective and lightly amused when he talks about the band he co-founded as a teenager in Santa Barbara, California. Four decades later, Toad the Wet Sprocket is still touring, [...]
Album Reviews
AUK Shortcuts: Sam Bergquist, Lightning Stills, James Deely, Dana Robinson, CJ Land, Joe Harvey-Whyte & Geir Sundstøl, Suzanne Jarvie, Celina Siva, Jody Peck and Dash Rip Rock
Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music [...]
Features
More People Should Really Know About: Ethan Setiawan
Since his arrival on the instrumental music scene, mandolinist Ethan Setiawan has enjoyed pushing creative boundaries, even as he continues to embrace the traditional sounds of his chosen instrument. That approach helped him get welcomed [...]

I Am Proud Collective “I AM PROUD – a tribute to Sojourner Truth”

March 9, 2026 0

This song was released for International Women’s Day (which was last Friday, if you need to be told), by a folk supergroup gathered under the I Am Proud Collective banner. Featured on the song are Angeline […]

Video Premiere: Joe Wilkes “When I Was a Young Boy”

March 9, 2026 0

Be absorbed by the video premiere of Joe Wilkes’ nostalgic, timeless new single, When I was a Young Boy. Over gorgeously intricate acoustic guitar, Wilkes’ voice ranges high and low, following a haunting melody. His characterful […]

Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”

March 6, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a beautiful […]

Suzanne Vega returns with more dates around festival appearances

March 6, 2026 0

Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega continues her successful Flying with Angels Tour, bringing the career-spanning set to new stops in Salisbury, Folkestone, Halifax, and Aylesbury, where she will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard […]

Nitty Grity Dirt Band from a trade ad November 1976

Classic Clips: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “Mr. Bojangles” – 1970

March 6, 2026 3

Over a lengthy career, only now drawing to a close, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are assured of one thing, that their groundbreaking 1972 triple album, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, is their eternal claim to […]

Section House “Hobo’s Lonesome Blues” – discarded and alone…
March 10, 2026 0
This latest example of a bluegrass tune that we’ve had to hand has a very traditional feel to it – and that’s no accident because Section House is something of a supergroup but together to [...]
Video: Bandits on the Run “Am I Your Mirror?” – or are you my window?
March 10, 2026 0
New York band Bandits on the Run have just released a new feel-good video for Am I Your Mirror?, an uplifting song that explores the complex spaces between people who love one another. Lyrically, the [...]
I Am Proud Collective “I AM PROUD – a tribute to Sojourner Truth”
March 9, 2026 0
This song was released for International Women’s Day (which was last Friday, if you need to be told), by a folk supergroup gathered under the I Am Proud Collective banner. Featured on the song are [...]
Video Premiere: Joe Wilkes “When I Was a Young Boy”
March 9, 2026 0
Be absorbed by the video premiere of Joe Wilkes’ nostalgic, timeless new single, When I was a Young Boy. Over gorgeously intricate acoustic guitar, Wilkes’ voice ranges high and low, following a haunting melody. His [...]
Something for the weekend: Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel “Flying Things (Feat. The Secret Sisters)”
March 6, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm as always, but in the meantime we leave you dear reader with a [...]

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