Americana UK

The Sound Gypsies “You Can Still Come Home” – home’s still there for ya’

August 12, 2026 0

If you’re thinking that The Sound Gypsies sound like they might be some kind of folky outfit, then we’re here to tell you that this is not the case. Actually, the sound is balanced more between […]

Video: Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle and Dan Tyminski “What If You Loved Me”

August 12, 2026 0

The artful video for What if You Loved Me places the three core instruments in a triangle, allowing Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle, and Dan Tyminski to interact beautifully through their music. They share smiles as they […]

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0

Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]

More People Really Should Know About: Erik Koskinen

August 11, 2026 0

America’s 250th birthday was a low key affair for me, although my updated Spotify Independence Day playlist – ‘USA 250’ – received some airtime. Joining the usual suspects on this quintessential semiquincentennial version were some new […]

Cajun Corner – Summer 2026

August 11, 2026 0

Some new activity from two of the most active record labels keeping Cajun and Zydeco music alive and well. First up we have a new album from Bonsoir, Catin a female-powered Cajun band from Southwest Louisiana, […]

Interviews
Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of [...]
Features
More People Really Should Know About: Erik Koskinen
America’s 250th birthday was a low key affair for me, although my updated Spotify Independence Day playlist – ‘USA 250’ – received some airtime. Joining the usual suspects on this quintessential semiquincentennial version were some [...]
Cajun Corner
Cajun Corner – Summer 2026
Some new activity from two of the most active record labels keeping Cajun and Zydeco music alive and well. First up we have a new album from Bonsoir, Catin a female-powered Cajun band from Southwest [...]
Features
For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”
Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings [...]
Interviews
Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. [...]

Fanny Lumsden brings her Traditions to the fore with her new album

August 11, 2026 0

Australian singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden is set to release her fifth studio album Traditions on October 30th. The long-player features her previous single Difficult Woman and the new one Mother’s Eyes, a pensive gaze at the matriarchal […]

Seasick Steve “Bootstraps” – won’t lift ya’ no more

August 11, 2026 0

What an idle fellow this Tracks Editor is – here’s him doing another “needs no introduction” song selection – the latest single from The Last Season of America, a new album of stirring protest songs and […]

Video Premiere: Kaz Murphy “Making Noise”

August 11, 2026 0

Although tuneful and easy on the ear with a conversational vocal style, make no mistake: Making Noise by SoCal folk singer Kaz Murphy is a song with anger at its heart. Murphy is apologetic, but silence […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Willie Nelson “Seven Spanish Angels”

August 10, 2026 3

Seven Spanish Angels is a song which encapsulates a full range of americana imagery – doomed love, defiance, outlaws, faith, mystery and death – all set in an undescribed location that calls up the settings for […]

Margo Cilker unveils her “Little White Cross” for October

August 10, 2026 0

Western folk singer-songwriter and AUK favourite Margo Cilker has announced her third album, Little White Cross, due out October 9 via Fossil Records, a label Cilker recently launched with fellow musician ISMAY. The upcoming 10-song set […]

The Sound Gypsies “You Can Still Come Home” – home’s still there for ya’
August 12, 2026 0
If you’re thinking that The Sound Gypsies sound like they might be some kind of folky outfit, then we’re here to tell you that this is not the case. Actually, the sound is balanced more [...]
Video: Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle and Dan Tyminski “What If You Loved Me”
August 12, 2026 0
The artful video for What if You Loved Me places the three core instruments in a triangle, allowing Carly Pearce, Molly Tuttle, and Dan Tyminski to interact beautifully through their music. They share smiles as [...]
Seasick Steve “Bootstraps” – won’t lift ya’ no more
August 11, 2026 0
What an idle fellow this Tracks Editor is – here’s him doing another “needs no introduction” song selection – the latest single from The Last Season of America, a new album of stirring protest songs [...]
Video Premiere: Kaz Murphy “Making Noise”
August 11, 2026 0
Although tuneful and easy on the ear with a conversational vocal style, make no mistake: Making Noise by SoCal folk singer Kaz Murphy is a song with anger at its heart. Murphy is apologetic, but [...]
Jim James “Wowed Out” – wow, wow, wow – unbelievable
August 10, 2026 2
We’re giving ourselves an easy start to the week – after the heatwave hell of the weekend we think we deserve it – by starting with a song by an artist we can confidently say [...]

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