Americana UK

  • News
  • Reviews
    • Album Reviews
    • Live Reviews
    • Book Reviews
  • Features
    • Archive
      • Americana Bedrock
      • Americana Roots
      • AmericanA to Z
      • A Night to Remember
      • Dirty Dozens
      • Home Life
      • I Write the Songs
      • Lost Albums
      • Political Pops
      • Shuffle
      • Small Venue Heroes
      • Studio Life
      • The Other Side of Me
      • The Twang Factor
      • Top 10 Americana Albums Ever
      • Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century
      • Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists
      • Unsung Heroes
      • Van Life
      • Whatever Happened To…
      • What Should I Do…
      • WITATA
    • Anniversary Cheers
    • AUK Mini-Gigs
    • Can’t Live with it, Can’t Live without it
    • Classic Americana Albums
    • Classic Clips
    • Essentials
    • For The Sake Of The Song
    • More People Really Should Know About
    • Obituaries
    • Top 10 Americana Songs of All Time
    • VERSIONS
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Tracks
  • Columns
    • Sounds from the Shed
    • Vox Continental
  • Podcast
  • Forum
  • Info
    • Contact Us!
    • Review submission FAQ
    • Support Americana UK
    • Want to write for Americana UK?
    • Daily Digest Sign-Up
    • Advertise on Americana UK
    • Privacy Policy
Our latest posts
  • [ March 25, 2026 ] Save the date – Americana 25 will celebrate 25 years of Americana UK in Liverpool in November! News
  • [ March 25, 2026 ] Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It : Lyle Lovett Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
  • [ March 25, 2026 ] AUK’s EP Round-Up – March 2026 Album Reviews
  • [ March 25, 2026 ] Vaiano’s Paisanos “Abrew’s Portuguese Jazz” – it’s not jazz… Tracks
  • [ March 25, 2026 ] Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines” Album Reviews
Home2022December

Month: December 2022

Videos

Video: Jake Swamp and The Pine “Drive, Drive, Drive”

December 13, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0
‘Drive, Drive, Drive’ is the latest single from Jake Swamp and The Pine, led by guitarist, singer and songwriter Drew Zieff.  The accompanying video sees Zieff playing as the sun sets, while also taking us a […]
Tracks

Benjamin Dakota Rogers “Arlo” – is change always good?

December 12, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Ontario-based folk artist Benjamin Dakota Rogers recently announced his studio full-length, ‘Paint Horse,’ which is set to arrive on February 17, 2023.  ‘Arlo‘ is a typically word rich story drawing on Rogers’ surroundings as he explains: “I […]
News

The twelve days of the SXSW lineup: “and a pardner in a pantry”

December 12, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
The first and second waves of the 37th annual Texan showcase of new music SXSW lineup have been released, and once again, it looks to be the sound of tomorrow. The festival runs a full six […]
AUK's Chain Gang

AUK’s Chain Gang: Los Lobos “Will the Wolf Survive?”

December 12, 2022 Cam Fraser 0
In the last AUK Chain Gang Guy Lincoln took us to the West Coast of Scotland and Glasgow’s snarling mavericks, James King and the Lone Wolves, but let’s catch a transatlantic flight to a very different […]
News

Joe Henry announces new album and releases title track

December 12, 2022 Emily Dongray 0
Joe Henry has announced a new album, ‘All The Eye Can See‘ which is set to be released on January 27th, 2023 on earMUSIC. This will be the three-time Grammy winner’s sixteenth solo album. The album […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 15 16 17 … 28 »

Recent Forum Posts

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Third World - Journey to Addis

    By Joe Nathan , 10 hours ago

  • RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread (vinyl) Jes...

    By Peter Thompson , 1 day ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance

    By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Guy Clark - Keepers

    By Joe Nathan , 1 day ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Jerry Jeff Walker - Cowboy Boots and Bathin’ Suits

    By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Jimmy Buffett - A1A

    By Joe Nathan , 2 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Chris Knight - Chris Knight

    By Joe Nathan , 4 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Hurray for the Riff Raff - Live Forever

    By Joe Nathan , 5 days ago

  • Joe Nathan

    RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

    Old 97s - Too Far to Care

    By Joe Nathan , 5 days ago

our latest posts

Save the date – Americana 25 will celebrate 25 years of Americana UK in Liverpool in November!

News
March 25, 2026 1
Lyle Lovett screenshot from video

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It : Lyle Lovett

Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it
March 25, 2026 0
Promo photo of Frank Viele

AUK’s EP Round-Up – March 2026

Album Reviews
March 25, 2026 0

Vaiano’s Paisanos “Abrew’s Portuguese Jazz” – it’s not jazz…

Tracks
March 25, 2026 0

Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines”

Album Reviews
March 25, 2026 0
News

Save the date – Americana 25 will celebrate 25 years of Americana UK in Liverpool in November!

March 25, 2026 1
AUK celebrates with an event in Liverpool city centre on Saturday November 28th. Well, unbelievably, it was a quarter of a century ago that Americana UK first came into existence as a one-man operation run from a […]
Lyle Lovett screenshot from video
Can't Live with it, Can't Live without it

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It : Lyle Lovett

March 25, 2026 0
There are very few artists who are as consistently excellent across a whole career as Lyle Lovett. He marries sharp, witty observations with immaculate musicianship, starting with his eponymous debut record and going right up to […]
Promo photo of Frank Viele
Album Reviews

AUK’s EP Round-Up – March 2026

March 25, 2026 0
Here we are in March, and spring has well and truly sprung in this part of the northern hemisphere, after what had felt like endless weeks of grey days and continuous precipitation. So, what better way […]

  • Save the date – Americana 25 will celebrate 25 years of Americana UK in Liverpool in November!
  • Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It : Lyle Lovett
  • AUK’s EP Round-Up – March 2026
  • Vaiano’s Paisanos “Abrew’s Portuguese Jazz” – it’s not jazz…
  • Katherine Priddy “These Frightening Machines”
  • Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff
  • Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck to release traditional collaboration in May 2026
  • The Sarandons “Long Way Home”
  • Sam Grassie “Burning Of Auchindoun” – flames take you, and be damned
  • Video Premiere: Brock Davis “Nowhere Near Ready”
Billy Bragg Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Chuck Prophet Courtney Marie Andrews Dean Owens Drive By Truckers Emmylou Harris Jason Isbell Johnny Cash John Prine Lucinda Williams Margo Price Neil Young Peter Bruntnell Robert Vincent Ryan Adams Steve Earle Sturgill Simpson The Band The Byrds The Delines Tom Petty Wilco Willie Nelson
  • keith hargreaves: Can’t wait!!!
  • Keith Hughes: Those were the days mid 2000’s. Marah killed it every night. Never cruised. Thanks to many SXSW trips and uk…
  • Mike Ritchie: The range of styles makes for an intriguing collection. One of the best releases of 2026 so far.

Latest interviews

Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 0
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]
Interviews

Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 2
While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

You may have missed…

Tracks

Laura C Brown “Hummingbird” – Listen

August 30, 2018 0
Laura C Brown’s new single ‘Hummingbird‘ represents a poignant moment – after singing in bands and musical theatre she was struck in 2013 with a life changing illness – losing the ability to speak and affected […]
Live Reviews

Live Review: Ramblin’ Roots Revue, University of Bucks, 4th–6th April 2025

April 15, 2025 5
Established 2017 says the logo, and the Ramblin’ Roots Revue, despite rather oddly sharing a name with an entirely unconnected festival in the Netherlands, offers a convivial opportunity for a mass gathering of the UK Americana […]
Dirty Dozens

Dirty Dozen: Nick Ellis

March 30, 2017 0
Nick Ellis is a Liverpool based singer/songwriter and guitarist performing a style of streetscape narrative-noir blended with a modern British acoustic approach. No nonsense, song and melody are the order of the day. Some people call […]

© Americana UK 2026, a website based in the People's Republic of Liverpool