2024 – Page 262 – Americana UK

Video: Robert Jon and The Wreck “Dragging Me Down”

May 3, 2024 Ed Donnelly 0

Southern rock from Southern California? Yes! Robert Jon and The Wreck, wreak rootsy havoc in the latest single ‘Dragging Me Down’. With a sound that conjures Chris Stapleton singing for The Rival Sons, the band is […]

Classic Clips: Bob Dylan “Mr Tambourine Man”, Newport Folk Festival, 1964

May 3, 2024 Jonathan Aird 4

You know, sometimes people say to me “Jonathan, you may not agree with me but I really do think that Bob Dylan is over rated, and I just don’t get all the hoo-hah about him. He’s […]

Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today – win tickets to see Katherine Priddy live

May 3, 2024 Mark Whitfield 0

Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by Iron and Wine, Pokey LaFarge, Dawn Landes, Old 97s, […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 140: “Fame, I’m going to live forever…”

May 3, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0

Last week’s article alluded to Mrs H doing something secret that I couldn’t know about but the cat has emerged from the bag this week as it appears that the choir that she sings with (see […]

Jess Williamson announces UK tour dates for summer

May 3, 2024 Richard Parkinson 0

Singer-songwriter Jess Williamson makes her second trip over the Atlantic in 2024 to play a series of shows in between some festival appearances. Williamson sold out two London dates on consecutive nights in January and has […]

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

July 2, 2026 0

It is sometimes forgotten that Gram Parsons did not enjoy commercial success as a solo artist during his short life, and that it was Emmylou Harris who took his sound to a wider audience with the […]

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

July 2, 2026 0

It would be strange to start things off by actually introducing Lucinda Williams, so let’s begin with a justification instead: Williams has been at it since her 1979 debut Ramblin’ Woman, though she only truly broke […]

artwork for Adam Beattie album "Home Fires Burning"

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

July 2, 2026 0

The hero’s journey echoed in the experiences of an everyman. It might be an exaggeration to say there are as many types of songwriters as there are songwriters, but then again, it might not. As well […]

Year: 2024

Video: Robert Jon and The Wreck “Dragging Me Down”

Classic Clips: Bob Dylan “Mr Tambourine Man”, Newport Folk Festival, 1964

Our new AUK supporters playlist is out today – win tickets to see Katherine Priddy live

Sounds from beyond the Shed 140: “Fame, I’m going to live forever…”

Jess Williamson announces UK tour dates for summer

Video Interview: Rodney Crowell on why “Then Again” is better late than never

Essentials: The Top 10 Lucinda Williams Ballads

Adam Beattie “Home Fires Burning”

Book Review: Amy Speace “To The Performer, The Singer–Songwriter’s Handbook”

Juana Everett “Past Lives in California”