Americana UK

Live Review: Charm Of Finches, Stables 2, Wavendon – 28th February 2026

March 19, 2026 0

The regular agenda in the side-room music space Stables 2 is that the named act will appear alone, and do two sets of around 45 minutes each. The arrangement of the room is a measure of […]

Book Review: Peter Wolf “Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses”

March 19, 2026 0

It’s hard to imagine a rock ‘n’ roller’s memoir that is as easy to read as Peter Wolf’s Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses. Readers will find raspy, rambling, raucous vignettes of […]

Shakey Graves shows his “Fondness, Etc.” for the UK with some summer dates and an album

March 19, 2026 0

Shakey Graves, one of America’s most inventive DIY musicians and singer-songwriters, has announced the forthcoming release of his new fifth studio album, Fondness, Etc. which is slated to release on May 15th on Secret Identity / […]

Live Review: Julie Odell + The Antlers, EartH, Dalston, London – 11th March 2026

March 19, 2026 0

Evolutionary Arts Hackney (EartH), a converted Art Deco cinema, is now a thriving arts centre, promoting innovative and cross-cultural art. It is an appropriate place to host artists who hail from New Orleans and New York […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – March 2026

March 19, 2026 0

Here’s another half a dozen or so new folk tracks for your delectation and delight. Quite a varied crop, with a couple looking to future directions for folk, a couple of Irish-inspired productions and a couple […]

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 [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: The Byrds “You Don’t Miss Your Water”
The wonderful You Don’t Miss Your Water, from The Byrds’ seminal 1968 Sweetheart Of The Rodeo album, was first written and recorded on the Stax label by soul singer William Bell in 1961. Bell was [...]
Features
The Song Remains: Joseph Allen “Country Joe” McDonald (1942 – 2026)
Country Joe McDonald: Patriot, Provocateur, Punk AF. Country Joe McDonald died on 7th March 2026 at his home in Berkley, California, of complications from Parkinson’s Disease; he was 84. McDonald is best remembered for his [...]

Video Premiere: The Delines “Scenes From The Burrows”

March 19, 2026 0

We are absolutely delighted to premiere this short concert from Americana UK favourites The Delines, recorded at Scenic Burrows Studio, where the band’s recent albums have been put together. Scenes From the Burrows is a performance […]

AUK Back Pages No. 23

March 18, 2026 0

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 our […]

Teddy Thompson returns with both album and tour vowing to “Never Be The Same”

March 18, 2026 0

London-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson returns to the fray with Never Be The Same, due out May 15th via RPF Records/Royal Potato Family. This is his first collection of original material since 2020, and he does […]

NOCONA “How Do You Feel?” – pretty good, mostly, slight ache just there, but mustn’t grumble

March 18, 2026 0

Are you, good readers of Americana UK, ready for some music that isn’t Americana? What? What? No, no, calm down, it’s not so bad. NOCONA, the band from Los Angeles, have spent 12 years denying that […]

Video: Foy Vance “We Almost Made It” – weary, confessional intimacy

March 18, 2026 0

Foy Vance has released another striking single, We Almost Made It, which aches with vulnerability. Hushed and delicate, the song unfolds in bittersweet tones and a beautifully fluent melody over gently rolling drums. As ever, Vance’s […]

Folk Tracks Roundup – March 2026
March 19, 2026 0
Here’s another half a dozen or so new folk tracks for your delectation and delight. Quite a varied crop, with a couple looking to future directions for folk, a couple of Irish-inspired productions and a [...]
Video Premiere: The Delines “Scenes From The Burrows”
March 19, 2026 0
We are absolutely delighted to premiere this short concert from Americana UK favourites The Delines, recorded at Scenic Burrows Studio, where the band’s recent albums have been put together. Scenes From the Burrows is a [...]
NOCONA “How Do You Feel?” – pretty good, mostly, slight ache just there, but mustn’t grumble
March 18, 2026 0
Are you, good readers of Americana UK, ready for some music that isn’t Americana? What? What? No, no, calm down, it’s not so bad. NOCONA, the band from Los Angeles, have spent 12 years denying [...]
Video: Foy Vance “We Almost Made It” – weary, confessional intimacy
March 18, 2026 0
Foy Vance has released another striking single, We Almost Made It, which aches with vulnerability. Hushed and delicate, the song unfolds in bittersweet tones and a beautifully fluent melody over gently rolling drums. As ever, [...]
Chris Williams And Kid Reverie “Haunt Me” – hanging around, spectrally
March 17, 2026 0
Chris Williams and Steve Varney (also known as Kid Reverie) made their musical connection in 2020 over that most common of shared loves – the love of the banjo. It started out as informal lessons, [...]

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