2020 – Page 278 – Americana UK

Classic Americana Albums: Manassas “Manassas” (Atlantic Records, 1972)

May 5, 2020 Jonathan Aird 7

His bandmate Graham Nash may have sung prophetically of being ‘King Midas in Reverse‘ – everything that is touched would turn to rust – but there was a golden period from the release of ‘Crosby Stills […]

Clem Snide “Forever Just Beyond” (Ramseur Records, 2020)

May 5, 2020 Clint West 4

Clem Snide was a character created by William S Burroughs and adopted by Eef Barzelay as the name of the band that he created in 1991. Burroughs’s writing was often informed by personal tragedy. These included […]

Jeff Crosby “Northstar” (Independent 2020)

May 5, 2020 Keith Hargreaves 0

Jeff Crosby had his initial break when two of his 2013 tracks landed spots on the biker series ‘Sons of Anarchy’ and this is the fifth album since then and probably represents a clear distillation of […]

Track Premiere: Roly Witherow “Lord Franklin”

May 5, 2020 Jonathan Aird 1

Roly Witherow made his musical name as a composer for film and TV, but with his first album release ‘Ballads and Yarns‘ (out on 8th May) he has turned to the rich world of folk music […]

Video: Dusty Wright “Bad Moon Rising”

May 5, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Has this song ever seemed more relevant? Dusty Wright has recorded a new version of John Fogerty’s classic 1969 song, ‘Bad Moon Rising’, which was an environmental anthem. However, those powerful lyrics could easily be applied […]

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

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Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm tonight. Don’t forget about our 25 year anniversary event in November which takes place […]

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

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Performances don’t get much more intimate when less than 50 people are in the front space of a record shop and the artist is playing unamplified, less than five feet away. In the autumn of 2025, […]

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

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Americana royalty teams up with a cracking Texas band to produce a varied and highly enjoyable mix of country, soul and stomp. Ryan Bingham is a comparatively rare example of an americana artist who has broken […]

Year: 2020

Classic Americana Albums: Manassas “Manassas” (Atlantic Records, 1972)

Clem Snide “Forever Just Beyond” (Ramseur Records, 2020)

Jeff Crosby “Northstar” (Independent 2020)

Track Premiere: Roly Witherow “Lord Franklin”

Video: Dusty Wright “Bad Moon Rising”

Something for the weekend: Truman Sinclair “4th of July”

Live Review: Leah Blevins, Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London – 26th June 2026

Ryan Bingham and The Texas Gentlemen “They Call Us The Lucky Ones”

Americana Stories – Simon Lamont “Americana”

Our new supporters playlist is out later today – win a vinyl copy of Ashley McBryde’s new album