2021 – Page 210 – Americana UK

Something for the weekend: David Crosby (feat. Sarah Jarosz) “For Free”

June 25, 2021 Mark Whitfield 1

That’s it from us for another week dear reader, and we leave you before the weekend with the title track taken from the upcoming album from David Crosby ‘For Free’, which comes out July 23rd via […]

Alejandro Escovedo “Algo Azul” – escuchar!

June 25, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Algo Azul‘ is taken from Escovedo’s album ‘La Cruzada; which is released on August 27th, via Yep Roc. It might sound somewhat familiar – it’s the Spanish language edition of the 2018 album ‘The Crossing‘, it […]

Shannon McNally “The Waylon Sessions”

June 25, 2021 Ben Roberts 1

Shannon McNally brings a whole new perspective to great, age-old Waylon Jennings songs. There is quite a bit of an interesting background behind this new Shannon McNally album, as she revisits the songs of country legend […]

Clint’s Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “Love at the Five and Dime” BBC 1994

June 25, 2021 Clint West 6

The BBC’s rich musical archive comes up trumps with this captivating performance from 1994. I can’t pinpoint the exact moment when I first came across Nanci Griffith, but it was definitely during the 1980s and almost […]

New Johnny Cash live album due September

June 25, 2021 Mark Whitfield 0

The Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMGA have announced the September 24th release of a new Johnny Cash live album, which was originally recorded in San Francisco in 1968 by audio engineer Owsley Stanley. ‘Johnny Cash, […]

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

July 3, 2026 0

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

July 3, 2026 0

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”

July 3, 2026 0

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: 2021

Something for the weekend: David Crosby (feat. Sarah Jarosz) “For Free”

Alejandro Escovedo “Algo Azul” – escuchar!

Shannon McNally “The Waylon Sessions”

Clint’s Classic Clips: Nanci Griffith “Love at the Five and Dime” BBC 1994

New Johnny Cash live album due September

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