Americana UK

For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”

March 23, 2026 0

Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving 4:00 […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 228 “Don’t Panic”

March 23, 2026 0

The last three weeks have been a struggle. The events in the Middle East have been horrific in their scale and scope. These are events of global significance, and if we didn’t know it then, we […]

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”

March 23, 2026 0

It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, we […]

Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better

March 23, 2026 0

Be absorbed by this incredible performance from GRAMMY-nominated Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan. This intimate acoustic version of Buchanan’s solo song Sway draws all your attention to his fine voice. With incredible control, Buchanan demonstrates his […]

Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”

March 20, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total Dive […]

Features
For the Sake of the Song: Marah “Round Eye Blues”
Marah is at their best when singing about lonely urban streets where bums warm their hands around trash fires in rusty 50-gallon cans, transvestite prostitutes wrap their feather boas a little tighter against an unforgiving [...]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024
One of the success stories of the last couple of years have been Brown Horse. Since their first album Reservoir landed at the start of 2024 there has been a steady rise in their star, [...]
Features
The Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time: Andy Davidson
This is the final AUK writers’ choice of Top Ten Americana Songs of All Time. Watch out for the countdown to the song voted Number 1, coming shortly. I finalised this feature knowing Moses had [...]
Columns
AUK Back Pages No. 23
So, welcome to 2012. There’s a new cover design for the monthly CD sent out to the Friends Of Americana UK, all packed with a selection of songs plucked from the latest releases, along with [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Demi Marriner
The title of this piece is “More People Really Should Know About“, but I’d wager that more people have come across Demi Marriner and her work than realise, so perhaps the piece should be entitled [...]

Thomas Dollbaum enlists MJ Lendeman and friends for his latest album

March 20, 2026 0

Tampa-born, New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Thomas Dollbaum has announced his new album Birds of Paradise, “a goodbye letter to lost loved ones and former selves,” which will come out on May 22 via Dear Life Records, and […]

Classic Clips: Brown Horse “Wipers”, Newport 2024

March 20, 2026 0

One of the success stories of the last couple of years have been Brown Horse. Since their first album Reservoir landed at the start of 2024 there has been a steady rise in their star, to […]

Stephen Wilson Jr announces UK and European tour dates for autumn 2026

March 20, 2026 0

Stephen Wilson Jr. has released the latest dates for his Gary The Torch Tour, which, in addition to shows in the US West Coast and Southeast, include a series of UK and European dates. The tour […]

Latest AUK Podcast now available – Danny George Wilson talks about new album “Arcade”

March 20, 2026 0

This week’s podcast features a smashing chat with Danny George Wilson on the day of the release of his album Arcade, as well as new songs from Book of Churches, Logan Staats, plus Butler, Blake and […]

Andy Hedges “Eight Bucks & Change” – counting up a life’s achievements

March 20, 2026 0

Andy Hedges’ latest album The Westerner is a collection of songs that straddle strands of the cowboy life and experience – whether that be on songs that are old enough now to be called traditional, and […]

Track Premiere: Bill Scorzari “Open Door”
March 23, 2026 0
It’s a pleasure to feature the latest single from gravel-voiced songwriter Bill Scorzari, who has his latest album, Sidereal Days (Day 2), ready to release on September 25th. Some ways off, but on today’s song, [...]
Video: Jay Buchanan “Sway” – always wanting to do it better
March 23, 2026 0
Be absorbed by this incredible performance from GRAMMY-nominated Rival Sons frontman Jay Buchanan. This intimate acoustic version of Buchanan’s solo song Sway draws all your attention to his fine voice. With incredible control, Buchanan demonstrates [...]
Something for the weekend: Brown Horse “Wreck”
March 20, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from British slacker twang quartet Brown Horse, the third and final single from their upcoming album Total [...]
Andy Hedges “Eight Bucks & Change” – counting up a life’s achievements
March 20, 2026 0
Andy Hedges’ latest album The Westerner is a collection of songs that straddle strands of the cowboy life and experience – whether that be on songs that are old enough now to be called traditional, [...]
Video Premiere: Cuchulain “It’s Always Something”
March 20, 2026 0
The new single from singer-songwriter Cuchulain is full of humour, presenting us with a range of crazy situations and challenging circumstances. In his laid-back, conversational style, Cuchulain shares things that go wrong, and it’s a [...]

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