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AmericanaFest UK 2020 Conference Showcase preview – part three

January 22, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The AMAUK conference is now into its fifth year. One of the highlights of the conference is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony on 28th/29th January featuring the best of […]

Video: Robert Vincent “My Neighbour’s Ghost”

January 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

Ahead of the release of his new album, ‘In This Town You’re Owned’, Liverpool-based Robert Vincent has released a new video. ‘My Neighbour’s Ghost’ is an upbeat, rhythmic song and the video is charming. Check it […]

Interview: Andrew Combs on new album, politics and how fatherhood is shaping his future

January 21, 2020 Gordon Sharpe 1

Tennessean Andrew Combs, an artist who has managed to make big strides both in the indie and Americana worlds over four beautifully crafted albums, is an increasingly regular visitor to these shores over the last few […]

AmericanA to Z – Ian Felice

January 21, 2020 Joe Edwards 0

Ian Felice, who many of you of course will know as lead singer/guitarist/songwriter for The Felice Brothers has spent better more than a decade carving up the grittier side of Americana. Overlooking the bequeathed politic outlook […]

AmericanaFest UK 2020 Conference Showcase preview – part two

January 21, 2020 Mark Whitfield 0

The AMAUK conference is now into its fifth year, and one of the highlights of the conference is the two nights of showcases which take place before the awards ceremony on 28th/29th January featuring the best […]

Promo photo for Jack Barksdale EP "Battleground"

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

September 23, 2026 1

It’s September already, and with it the first signs of Autumn’s “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”, inviting us to bid a fond farewell to another year of outdoor festivals culminating in last weekend’s ‘Long Road’ at […]

Artwork for Lisa Bouchelle album "Vandals Thieves and Lovers"

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

September 23, 2026 0

Classy vocals from Lisa Bouchelle are front and centre of a fine country soul collection, featuring Amanda Shires, with some unexpected twists. It’s always a pleasure as a reviewer to discover a new top vocalist – […]

Album art for Mac Cornish album "Wayfaring Woman"

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

September 23, 2026 0

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in northern California, where she […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0

Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]

Interviews

Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1

As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]

Interviews

Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

August 26, 2026 0

Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

Interviews

Interview: The Blue Highways’ Callum Lury on meeting the difficult second album challenge

July 4, 2023 0

Springsteen may cast his shadow, but girl pop singers also provide inspiration. Regular readers of Americana UK, and most fans of americana, will be aware of the sometimes debates about what does and doesn’t constitute americana, […]

News

Welcome to the new Americana UK

September 14, 2016 0

If you’re staring at the site thinking “whaaa.. happened?” then you can be forgiven, rewarded even, for being astute. Americana UK has always been run as a non-commercial site with decreasing resources available to support what […]

Album Reviews

Ruen Brothers “All My Shades Of Blue” (Ramseur, 2018)

July 23, 2018 0

Ruen Brothers aka Henry and Rupert Stansall are Scunthorpe’s very own success story. Having been catapulted from boozy ‘Sunny Scunny’ dives to Rick Rubin’s Malibu Shangri La studios they could be forgiven for being a little […]

Year: 2020

AmericanaFest UK 2020 Conference Showcase preview – part three

Video: Robert Vincent “My Neighbour’s Ghost”

Interview: Andrew Combs on new album, politics and how fatherhood is shaping his future

AmericanA to Z – Ian Felice

AmericanaFest UK 2020 Conference Showcase preview – part two

AUK’s Monthly EP Round-Up – September 2026

Lisa Bouchelle “Vandals, Thieves and Lovers”

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Sarah McQuaid takes to the road again in the UK in November

Levi Foster “Appalachian Funk Tree”