2024 – Page 246 – Americana UK

Sounds from beyond the Shed 142 – “Another one gone…”: Remembering Steve Albini

May 17, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 1

The news this week that Steve Albini had passed away at the tender age of 61 was both shocking and very sad and rightfully his work has been celebrated as a consequence. Radio has been full […]

Live Review: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 5th May 2024

May 17, 2024 Paul Dominy 0

This year marks the centenary of Cain’s Ballroom, the historic Tulsa, Oklahoma venue. Such is the kudos associated with playing in this glorious space, it attracts artists who, even though they could at least half-fill the […]

Steep Canyon Rangers announce the release of “Live at Greenfield Lake”

May 17, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Steep Canyon Rangers have announced the release of ‘Live at Greenfield Lake’, the band’s first live album of original material, recorded at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC on 29th September 2023. The album will be […]

Track Premiere: MorningBird “Birds And Bees”

May 17, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Morning Bird started out as a duo of Rob Wheeler (guitar, mandolin, harmonica, stomp box), Jill Burkes (violin, guitar) but expanded to a trio with the addition of upright bass and guitar player Josh Palmi. They […]

Video: Hayes Carll & The Band of Heathens “Nobody Dies From Weed”

May 17, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out this laid-back honky tonk-tune from Hayes Carll and The Band of Heathens. With tongue-in-cheek lyrics, this good-humoured reflection on the merits of marijuana and getting high is an engaging number. Over shuffling rhythms, ‘Nobody […]

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

Sounds from beyond the Shed 142 – “Another one gone…”: Remembering Steve Albini

Live Review: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, Oklahoma – 5th May 2024

Steep Canyon Rangers announce the release of “Live at Greenfield Lake”

Track Premiere: MorningBird “Birds And Bees”

Video: Hayes Carll & The Band of Heathens “Nobody Dies From Weed”

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