2021 – Page 16 – Americana UK

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: The Ballroom Thieves

December 10, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Over the past couple of years, we have been privileged to share some stunning and intimate miniature gigs with our readers. In troubled times, especially when live music has been hard to come by, these home […]

Jingle Bells Friday – Hey, looks like the rules changed again…

December 10, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Just two more weeks to go, and the party season is either well into its swing by now, or alternatively has been cancelled. Everyone’s making those travel plans, or perhaps alternatively deciding to just stay home. […]

Live Review: Frazey Ford + Gwenifer Raymond, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – 28th November 2021

December 10, 2021 Clint West 0

In thanking the audience at her sold-out Leeds show for having held on to their tickets for up to two years, Frazey Ford captured the sense of eager anticipation that filled the room. The warmth of […]

Cover for Beau Jennings' Feel the Sun EP

Beau Jennings & The Tigers “Feel the Sun”

December 10, 2021 Kimberly Bright 0

A tight EP of heartland rock from one of Oklahoma’s best songwriters. Former Cheyenne frontman and filmmaker Beau Jennings is from Norman, Oklahoma, a lively college town south of Oklahoma City with a close-knit music scene. […]

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – The Mandolin

December 10, 2021 Tim Martin 1

In what is the penultimate article in our Unsung Heroes of Americana series, Tim Martin talks us through the basics of that great Americana instrument, The Mandolin. Calling the Mandolin “unsung” is maybe stretching things a […]

RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Ashley McBryde - Wild (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 3 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Liz stringer ‘ first time really feeling’Melbourne song...
By fredhead , 4 days ago
RE: Versions!
@paul-villers Those versions keep coming
By Martin Johnson , 5 days ago
RE: What are you watching at the moment?
Just binged "Legends" - a British drama on Netflix abou...
By Paul Villers , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Radio Paradise's Mellow Mix whilst on a bit of a drive
By Peter Thompson , 6 days ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
Amy Grant The 6th of January (Yasgur’s Farm): time for ...
By Jonathan Hincks , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
The Lone Bellow - The Lone Bellow (vinyl)
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
XTC - A Coat of Many Cupboards (excerpts...it's a 4 CD ...
By Peter Thompson , 1 week ago
RE: What are you listening to at the moment?
@andyshort Yes, it makes a refreshing change from artis...
By Peter Thompson , 2 weeks ago

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

May 15, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and bear with me dear reader with the track we’re leaving you with for the weekend which despite starting off sounding like we’ve veered into covering 90s-era Britpop, […]

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

May 15, 2026 0

Americana legends celebrate 21st-century releases on latest career retrospective. Forty years in, the Cowboy Junkies remain one of the great under-the-surface bands in Americana: despite having a million-selling classic to their name, they rarely make best-of […]

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

May 15, 2026 0

Patrick Joseph O’Connor’s Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community reclaims an overlooked part in American musicology. While places like Chicago, Memphis, and the Mississippi Delta often dominate the story of Blues, O’Connor suggests that […]

Year: 2021

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: The Ballroom Thieves

Jingle Bells Friday – Hey, looks like the rules changed again…

Live Review: Frazey Ford + Gwenifer Raymond, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds – 28th November 2021

Beau Jennings & The Tigers “Feel the Sun”

The Unsung Heroes of Americana – The Mandolin

Something for the weekend: Keyside “Lemon and Lime”

Cowboy Junkies “Open to Beauty”

Book Review: Patrick Joseph O’Connor “Wichita Blues: Music in the African American Community”

Classic Clips: Albert Lee “Country Boy” Live on BBC Radio 2’s ‘Weekend Wogan’ – 28th March 2010

Don’t forget our Americana 25 festival with Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn and more – join us in Liverpool in November!