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Chris Stapleton at Merrieather Post Pavilion August 2019

For The Sake Of The Song: Chris Stapleton “Traveller”

October 12, 2026 0

Our esteemed editor has labelled Chris Stapleton as the Marmite of artists for the writers here at Americana UK. It may be that our readers likewise fall into two camps and it took me a while […]

Live images of Robert Jon and the Wreck, Cambridge Junction, 2 Oct 2026

Live Review: Robert Jon and the Wreck, The Junction, Cambridge – 2nd October 2026

October 12, 2026 0

Tight, powerful, Southern rock from both sides of the pond. From the first notes of this sold-out show, it is clear that Robert Jon and the Wreck are on peak form: musically tight, driven, and having […]

The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down

October 12, 2026 0

There are any number of pernicious economic lies, but perhaps the greatest one is “it’s ok for me to be a multi-billionaire because it all trickles down through the people I employ and the purchases I make.” Really? […]

Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song

October 12, 2026 0

Here’s the latest single from acclaimed UK singer-songwriter Steph Fraser. The video for Love of Your Life unfolds like a series of memories, washed and sun-bleached with nostalgia. These images accompany a song that expressly is […]

Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”

October 9, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, a week which has felt like a cloud has been hanging over our americana community if we’re being honest for obvious reasons. Don’t forget we still have some […]

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For The Sake Of The Song: Chris Stapleton “Traveller”
Our esteemed editor has labelled Chris Stapleton as the Marmite of artists for the writers here at Americana UK. It may be that our readers likewise fall into two camps and it took me a [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002
In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as [...]
Features
“The spirit of Americana UK” – our writing team remembers Paul Kerr
It’s been a sad time for us here in the AUK community with the loss of two of our writers in such a short period of time, and the loss of our Live Reviews Editor [...]
Features
The Top 10 UK Americana Albums of All Time: Fred Arnold
It’s the third in the new Feature, seeking out the best americana album by a UK artist, and Fred Arnold throws his hat in the ring this week What a challenge is this? – as [...]
Features
Americana Stories – Stuart Anderson “The Doubts That Make Us Strong”
Stuart Anderson concludes our Americana Stories series with The Doubts That Make Us Strong. Stuart says: I’m a retired network engineer who was shown three guitar chords by a good friend at school, and who [...]

Nanci Griffith at Cambridge Folk Festival - 29th July 2007

Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “The Flyer” – Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, 2002

October 9, 2026 1

In the long and storied career of the late, great Nanci Griffith, a musical legacy has been left behind that will, in years to come, surely stand the test of time just as much as it […]

Live Review: Martin Simpson, Kings Place, London – 25th September 2026

October 9, 2026 0

It’s getting into that busy, post-festival part of the year with an impossible number of gigs coming up through the Autumn. It could have been Grace Petrie at Union Chapel, or Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne at the Ivy […]

Lastest AUK Podcast now available featuring Teenage Fanclub on the day of their new album release

October 9, 2026 0

This week’s podcast features a long chat about touring, recording, and all things in between with Norman Blake and Raymond McGinley on the day of the release of their latest album as Teenage Fanclub. The album […]

Johnny & Lillie Flynn “Rambling Man” – are you inclined to ramble?

October 9, 2026 0

This latest single from the upcoming album Beam Cottage, out on 6th November via Transgressive Records, is a radically reworked cover of the Hank Williams song which puts rambling out there as an act of chaos […]

Video: Jessi Colter “Same Old Blues” – a lost treasure

October 9, 2026 0

Four-time GRAMMY Award-winning Shooter Jennings has put together a second album of previously unknown songs from his country-superstar father, Waylon Jennings. Same Old Blues features the voice of Jessi Colter, his mother and Waylon’s wife. Two […]

The Chapin Sisters “One Little Drop” – watching the money trickle down
October 12, 2026 0
There are any number of pernicious economic lies, but perhaps the greatest one is “it’s ok for me to be a multi-billionaire because it all trickles down through the people I employ and the purchases I make.” [...]
Video: Steph Fraser “Love of Your Life” – an anti-love song
October 12, 2026 0
Here’s the latest single from acclaimed UK singer-songwriter Steph Fraser. The video for Love of Your Life unfolds like a series of memories, washed and sun-bleached with nostalgia. These images accompany a song that expressly [...]
Something for the weekend: Shania Twain featuring the Milk Carton Kids “Who Do You Love”
October 9, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, a week which has felt like a cloud has been hanging over our americana community if we’re being honest for obvious reasons. Don’t forget we still have [...]
Johnny & Lillie Flynn “Rambling Man” – are you inclined to ramble?
October 9, 2026 0
This latest single from the upcoming album Beam Cottage, out on 6th November via Transgressive Records, is a radically reworked cover of the Hank Williams song which puts rambling out there as an act of [...]
Video: Jessi Colter “Same Old Blues” – a lost treasure
October 9, 2026 0
Four-time GRAMMY Award-winning Shooter Jennings has put together a second album of previously unknown songs from his country-superstar father, Waylon Jennings. Same Old Blues features the voice of Jessi Colter, his mother and Waylon’s wife. [...]

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