2024 – Page 220 – Americana UK

Johnny Cash “Spotlight” – new music from the man in black

June 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

How’s that? We’re pretty sure that you’ve heard of Johnny Cash dear reader, but you may have forgotten that he has a new album coming out. Truth to tell it’s not completely new – hardly a […]

For the Sake of the song... Wearren Zevon

For the Sake of the Song: The Drive-By Truckers “Play It All Night Long”

June 10, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

I’ve just finished reading Steven Hyden’s new book: ‘There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In The USA” and the End of the Heartland’, a book highly recommended by Patterson Hood. Steven Hyden also […]

Richard Thompson “Ship To Shore”

June 10, 2024 Paul Kerr 0

Never resting on his laurels, Richard Thompson remains as vital as ever. We reckon that a new album from Richard Thompson, surely regarded these days, by most, as one of the UK’s premier songwriters and performers […]

Track Premiere: Rebecca Frazier “High Country Road Trip”

June 10, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Rebecca Frazier certainly has her Bluegrass credentials – as the first woman to grace the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, and in 2018, she also became the first woman to earn a Guitar Performer of the […]

Rainy Eyes “Lonesome Highway” – songwriting as therapy

June 10, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Rainy Eyes infuses a little bit of Louisiana into her new single ‘Lonesome Highway’. With a loping Cajun drumbeat propelling things along as a tele twangs, a story of perseverance unfolds. This is the title track […]

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: 2024

Johnny Cash “Spotlight” – new music from the man in black

For the Sake of the Song: The Drive-By Truckers “Play It All Night Long”

Richard Thompson “Ship To Shore”

Track Premiere: Rebecca Frazier “High Country Road Trip”

Rainy Eyes “Lonesome Highway” – songwriting as therapy

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