Americana UK

Live Review: Merry McCloud & Bruce Welch, The Bread and Roses, London – 3rd May 2026

May 13, 2026 0

The Bread and Roses is located in the heart of Clapham, London. Owned by The Battersea and Wandsworth Trade Union Council, it consists of the ground-floor pub and a theatre space above. It’s a community-oriented establishment […]

Van Morrison to play 5 night residency at new West London venue in September

May 13, 2026 0

The new British Airways ARC venue at London’s Olympia has announced a season of concerts by Van Morrison. The shows will take place on 23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th and 29th September 2026 and will be fully […]

Wave Of The Flood “Blind” – oh, drat, I didn’t realise

May 13, 2026 0

Ok, it seems that this week’s accidental theme is continuing, and in an interesting twist, we’re also picking up a thread from earlier in the week to weave a tapestry of sound with additional connections. That’s […]

Video Premiere: Pillarstone “Run Fox Run”

May 13, 2026 0

Check out the new single from Irish musical project Pillarstone. Run Fox Run is an example of excellent songcraft, blending the energy and feel of various genres, including rock, Celtic folk, americana, and indie influences. Alex […]

Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 1

“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]

Behind the Songs
Behind the Songs: Thin Lear
The songs on Thin Lear’s sophomore album Many Disappeared are tied to each other not in their locale or their cast of characters, but instead in strange tragedies that have taken place, some many years ago. [...]
Interviews
Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward
“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About… Nathan Seeckts
Australian Nathan Seeckts, from Geelong on the southern coast near Melbourne, first came to my notice with his wonderful 2023 album, Something Rare And Beautiful. It is passionate, big-hearted alt-country crammed full of great tunes [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”
The Woodstock festival held in 1969 at Yasgur’s farm, Bethel, New York, is one of those truly emblematic moments in the history of contemporary music, and indeed in the birth of americana. And of course [...]
AUK Mini-Gigs
Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts
Igloo Hearts are James and Katie MacGregor, a married folk-pop duo from North Wales. For our next AUK mini-gig, they kindly agreed to share some of their latest songs with our readers and viewers. Since [...]

France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

May 12, 2026 0

After a first promising edition in September 2024, the one and only americana Fest in France, Eldorado, returns to the village of Vancé in NW France (close to Le Mans) with its second edition on 26th […]

More People Really Should Know About… Nathan Seeckts

May 12, 2026 0

Australian Nathan Seeckts, from Geelong on the southern coast near Melbourne, first came to my notice with his wonderful 2023 album, Something Rare And Beautiful. It is passionate, big-hearted alt-country crammed full of great tunes and […]

Live Review: Paraorchestra and The Breath, The Barbican, London – 22nd April 2026

May 12, 2026 0

It’s a fairly unusual thing to be attending a gig where all the background on the reasoning for the collaboration and what each of the parts of the equation, folk group The Breath and the larger […]

Martin Simpson “The Recruited Collier” – off to the wars

May 12, 2026 2

And we ask ourselves yet again have we accidentally slipped into a themed week again, as we head off again into the world of well-known folk artists with big new releases. Let’s see how the week […]

Video Premiere: Benny Bleu “Serenity Song”

May 12, 2026 0

Benny Bleu’s banjo playing is a timeless thing to watch and hear. We find ourselves drawn in by his hypnotic style and the repetition of sweetly played melodic phrases. It’s the perfect musical backdrop for sensitive […]

Wave Of The Flood “Blind” – oh, drat, I didn’t realise
May 13, 2026 0
Ok, it seems that this week’s accidental theme is continuing, and in an interesting twist, we’re also picking up a thread from earlier in the week to weave a tapestry of sound with additional connections. [...]
Video Premiere: Pillarstone “Run Fox Run”
May 13, 2026 0
Check out the new single from Irish musical project Pillarstone. Run Fox Run is an example of excellent songcraft, blending the energy and feel of various genres, including rock, Celtic folk, americana, and indie influences. [...]
Martin Simpson “The Recruited Collier” – off to the wars
May 12, 2026 2
And we ask ourselves yet again have we accidentally slipped into a themed week again, as we head off again into the world of well-known folk artists with big new releases. Let’s see how the [...]
Video Premiere: Benny Bleu “Serenity Song”
May 12, 2026 0
Benny Bleu’s banjo playing is a timeless thing to watch and hear. We find ourselves drawn in by his hypnotic style and the repetition of sweetly played melodic phrases. It’s the perfect musical backdrop for [...]
Kris Drever “Doing This For Love” – anything, anything
May 11, 2026 0
Kris Drever – known for both his solo work and as part of Lau – returns with his first solo record in six years, and this is the title track from it. It’s a song [...]

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