2023 – Page 210 – Americana UK

Video: Black Deer Festival – The Teskey Brothers

June 16, 2023 Andrew Frolish 0

Today’s video highlights another band that will be lighting up the Black Deer Festival this weekend. The Teskey Brothers produce an authentic roots sound, soulful songs full of warmth and character. ‘Remember the Time’ is a […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Cowpunk Albums

June 15, 2023 Guy Lincoln 6

We are here to talk about Cowpunk in the 1980s, but we’ll begin with a caveat. This is a totally personal take on the story of cowpunk. It’s my version of the history, of what cowpunk […]

The Weather Holds “Five Roses” – it’s all it needs to be

June 15, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

You might be tempted to accuse Americana UK of shameless opportunism – what day could be better, after all, then the fifth or so day of relentlessly sunny weather to feature a band called The Weather […]

artwork for Merry Hell Album "Let the Music Speak"

Merry Hell “Let The Music Speak For Itself”

June 15, 2023 John Jenkins 0

Essential album for lovers of folk music that can proudly sit among the great albums of that genre. In an age the general public, as we are led to believe, only listen to a song for […]

Justin Rutledge “Something Easy”

June 15, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0

Smooth, smooth sounds of summer? Opening with the lines ‘I was an angry young man’ this album attempts to wrongfoot listeners with its sentiments whilst delivering a shimmering, melodic, slowly building ballad tinged with melancholy. By […]

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: 2023

Video: Black Deer Festival – The Teskey Brothers

Essentials: The Top 10 Cowpunk Albums

The Weather Holds “Five Roses” – it’s all it needs to be

Merry Hell “Let The Music Speak For Itself”

Justin Rutledge “Something Easy”

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