Americana UK

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

May 12, 2026 0

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 […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Joni Mitchell “Woodstock”

May 11, 2026 0

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 it’s […]

AUK Mini-Gigs

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Igloo Hearts

May 11, 2026 0

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 appearing […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 230 “Travel – a necessary luxury”

May 11, 2026 0

I’m back from 3 weeks of glorious touring around the Iberian Peninsula in the van. A total of 2,400 miles as we circled the entire country with a brief excursion into Portugal, and every single mile […]

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 [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Billy Bragg, Hank Wangford and Brendan Croker “Sin City” – Live on the Whistle Test, Rock Around the Clock, 21st September 1986
The Old Grey Whistle Test (which in its final years was abbreviated to the Whistle Test) was commissioned by David Attenborough and ran from 1971 to 1988. Broadcast annually on BBC Two between 1984 and [...]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 David Lowery Songs
David Lowery is an icon of americana who has been making music for over forty years and has never lost his passion for all things rootsy, rocky and melodic. His first band was Sitting Ducks [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Fred Neil
Sometimes, an artist is underrated because they just got here. There simply wasn’t any time. But sometimes the dust has settled, and yet where are the fireworks, the winging cherubs crying “Mercy!”? Nowhere to be [...]

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 about […]

Video Premiere: Erik Stucky “Bag of Bones”

May 11, 2026 0

The new single from Nashville-based Coloradan Erik Stucky is a compelling song, driven forward by Justin Vorp’s lightly insistent percussion and Steven Schumann’s pulsing bass. Full of unresolved tension, Bag of Bones hooks us in with […]

Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

May 8, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]

Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

May 8, 2026 0

Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

Cover art for Tom Piazza book "Living In The Present With John Prine"

Book Review: Tom Piazza “Living In The Present With John Prine”

May 8, 2026 0

During the opening lines of the foreword to Tom Piazza’s latest book, Living In The Present With John Prine, the widow of one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Fiona Prine, describes how her late […]

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 [...]
Video Premiere: Erik Stucky “Bag of Bones”
May 11, 2026 0
The new single from Nashville-based Coloradan Erik Stucky is a compelling song, driven forward by Justin Vorp’s lightly insistent percussion and Steven Schumann’s pulsing bass. Full of unresolved tension, Bag of Bones hooks us in [...]
Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”
May 8, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown [...]
Bob Wagner “Richest Man On Earth” – doesn’t turn out so well
May 8, 2026 0
Bob Wagner has some perfect advice for us all on this updating on the murder ballad form, as Richest Man On Earth opens with a killing – but it’s not what you’re thinking. No violence [...]

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