Americana UK

Live Review: John Fullbright, Guthrie Green, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 28th June 2025

July 11, 2025 0

While in the fields of Avalon, lines of sight to Neil Young on the Pyramid Stage are obscured by a forest of colourful flags and the occasional inflatable doll atop a bendy stick – each marking […]

Classic Clips: David Ford “I Don’t Care What You Call Me” – The Convent Club Chapel, 2015

July 11, 2025 1

It’s something special when a debut album makes a real impact – we don’t know what to expect – a fresh experience. So when a new name manages to really nail it with their first release, […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 190 “Gigs and News”

July 11, 2025 0

Back in the swim following holidays, although to be fair, it felt like an extension as I headed to Birmingham to watch England capitulate in slow motion. However, the silver lining was a wonderful gig at […]

Rough, rowdy and relentless – Dylan hits the UK in November… again!

July 11, 2025 0

Bob Dylan will return to the UK in 2025 for a string of dates presented by ITB, this follows his appearances here in November last year, so those of you who said “It’s probably my last […]

Colebrook Road – Alone Again

July 11, 2025 0

Colebrook Road conjure Edgar Allen Poe with their new Bluegrass single “Alone Again”. After a somber start the track leaps into overdrive with a driving banjo pushing the band forward. The song was inspired by Edgar […]

Classic Clips
Classic Clips: David Ford “I Don’t Care What You Call Me” – The Convent Club Chapel, 2015
It’s something special when a debut album makes a real impact – we don’t know what to expect – a fresh experience. So when a new name manages to really nail it with their first [...]
Essentials
Essentials: The Top 10 Hanging Stars songs
The London-based Hanging Stars were formed from the ashes of jangle-rock band The See See. The Hanging Star’s frontman and lead singer, Richard Olson, found himself the only original member of The See Sees left [...]
AUK Mini-Gigs
Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Nick Meltio
The burly, bearded man you see hugging his Gibson J45 guitar in the video is Niklas (Nick) Meltio, who comes from Finland but is smitten by americana music. His debut album, “Desert Bound,” reflects the [...]
Interviews
Behind the Songs: Chris Stamey “Anything Is Possible”
North Carolina singer-songwriter and producer Chris Stamey is an indie rock icon with a long and illustrious history, starting in the mid-70s with Mitch Easter in the band Sneakers, then co-founding the avant-pop band The [...]
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: The Chicks
Uniquely talented, The Chicks (they dropped the word ‘Dixie’, of course, back in 2020, due to the word’s association with slavery), make great records (generally), perform brilliant live shows and have been no strangers to [...]

Ann Liu Cannon “No You Don’t” – are you sure?

July 11, 2025 0

So, we don’t always get it right – speaking of Ann Liu Cannon, when she was supporting Kassi Valazza at the Slaughtered Lamb, we predicted she’d soon be headlining there. Nope – her first two London […]

Video: Tyler Childers “Nose on the Grindstone”

July 11, 2025 0

There’s nothing quite like the sparks from a campfire to evoke a storytelling atmosphere. The video for ‘Nose on the Grindstone’ by Tyler Childers is moody and simple, as Childers performs by the light of the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Hanging Stars songs

July 10, 2025 0

The London-based Hanging Stars were formed from the ashes of jangle-rock band The See See. The Hanging Star’s frontman and lead singer, Richard Olson, found himself the only original member of The See Sees left and […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Nick Meltio

July 10, 2025 0

The burly, bearded man you see hugging his Gibson J45 guitar in the video is Niklas (Nick) Meltio, who comes from Finland but is smitten by americana music. His debut album, “Desert Bound,” reflects the allure […]

Marissa Nadler emits “New Radiations” and announces UK dates

July 10, 2025 0

Marissa Nadler will release her new album “New Radiations” on 15th August 2025 in the UK/EU via Bella Union and Sacred Bones in North America. Produced by Nadler herself and mixed by Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn […]

Something for the weekend: Briscoe “Roughnecks”
July 11, 2025 0
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. Did anyone spot one Steve Earle in Poker Face last night? We leave you with a track taken from the new album from Austin duo [...]
Colebrook Road – Alone Again
July 11, 2025 0
Colebrook Road conjure Edgar Allen Poe with their new Bluegrass single “Alone Again”. After a somber start the track leaps into overdrive with a driving banjo pushing the band forward. The song was inspired by [...]
Ann Liu Cannon “No You Don’t” – are you sure?
July 11, 2025 0
So, we don’t always get it right – speaking of Ann Liu Cannon, when she was supporting Kassi Valazza at the Slaughtered Lamb, we predicted she’d soon be headlining there. Nope – her first two [...]
Video: Tyler Childers “Nose on the Grindstone”
July 11, 2025 0
There’s nothing quite like the sparks from a campfire to evoke a storytelling atmosphere. The video for ‘Nose on the Grindstone’ by Tyler Childers is moody and simple, as Childers performs by the light of [...]
Track Premiere: Wild Mountain Mystics “Fire & Honey”
July 10, 2025 0
Wild Mountain Mystics is the Southern California duo of Rick and Lisa (no surnames, no pack drill) who have been active on the California roots music scene since 2013, with their signature sound a blend [...]

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